A 3-year-old child died of heatstroke in Mexico after being locked inside a car overnight. Vincente, 3, was found dead in the car on Saturday afternoon. Vincente’s mother reportedly went to a party on Friday night and took the 3-year-old with her. She returned home around midnight and forgot the child in the car. The incident occurred in Mexicali, Baja California, where temperatures can reach 93 degrees (33 degrees). Vincente had been strapped to his car seat in scorching heat for more than 12 hours.
Police were called on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. when reports claimed that a mother had found the lifeless body of her son in the car. Sadly, officers confirmed that the child had already passed away when they arrived at the scene. The same was confirmed by paramedics upon arrival at the scene. Forensic officers described fatal injuries on Vincente’s forearms and thighs. According to the New York Post, the marks came after the 3-year-old was exposed to the “intense heat” of the surfaces and hot air.
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Experts revealed that Vincente passed away sometime between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m.. Locals have called for the arrest of Vincente’s mother owing to the neglect on her part. Children dying after being locked in hot cars have become a common occurrence during the summer. A Tennessee woman was charged with the negligent killing of her godchild after leaving the child to die in the hot car.
The 69-year-old woman was going to the library where she worked as a librarian. She was supposed to drop the 7-month-old child at the day care and then go to her job. However, for whatever reason, she forgot and left the child in the scorching heat for an entire day. The District Attorney released a statement on the matter.
“She entered the building and began her workday,” the DA revealed. “She left the child secured in her locked car from 8:00 a.m. until approximately 4:00 p.m. when she received a telephone call from a family member asking about the child’s whereabouts. The child was found in her vehicle deceased.”
The accused was detained in the Putnam County Jail on a $50,000 bond. Research suggests that children dying of heatstroke after being locked in a hot car is quite common across America. The Kids and Car Safety organization’s report claims that since 1990, per the Kids and Car Safety organization.
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The case of Vincente’s death comes after a 20-year-old woman left her two young sons in a car in scorching heat. The woman had gone to get a Brazilian b**t lift and voluntarily left her two children in the car, which led to one of them dying. Maya Hernandez, 20, has since been sentenced to 15 years in prison. The woman left her two children in the car for more than two hours. At the time, the temperatures soared more than 116 degrees, which led to one of the kids dying.
