second-degree cruelty to children
Coverage of second-degree cruelty to children in the Nexus archive.
- 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.
- Mother says she forgot infant who died in hot car was in backseat after dropping off 2 others at daycare
A mother in Georgia was arrested after her infant died in a hot car that she forgot to leave at a daycare. The 29-year-old, who works at the hospital where the car was found, was charged with second-degree murder and cruelty to children. Police reported the car temperature reached 117 degrees an hour after the child was discovered unresponsive.
- Mother says she forgot infant who died in hot car was in backseat after dropping off 2 others at daycare
A 29-year-old mother was arrested and charged with second-degree murder and second-degree cruelty to children after her infant died in a hot car at a Georgia hospital. She reportedly forgot to drop the child off at daycare after successfully dropping off her other two children.