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Mother says she forgot infant who died in hot car was in backseat after dropping off 2 others at daycare
A Georgia mother, Deja Coleman, was arrested after her infant son was found dead in a hot car outside Northside Gwinnett Hospital. She claimed she forgot to drop him off at daycare after transporting her other two children, and police cited a car temperature of 117 degrees an hour after discovery. Coleman faces charges of second-degree murder and second-degree cruelty to children.
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