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Attorney says mom accused of leaving infant in hot car shouldn’t face murder charge. Here’s why
A Georgia woman, Deja Coleman, is charged with second-degree murder and cruelty to children after her 1-year-old son died in a hot car. Her attorney, Tom Ford, argues the incident was an accident caused by sleep deprivation and her circumstances post-abuse, urging prosecutors to drop murder charges and reform legal responses to such cases.
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