Maya Hernandez, 20, is facing charges of involuntary manslaughter and child cruelty

Maya Hernandez, 20, is facing charges of involuntary manslaughter and child cruelty

A one-year-old is dead after being left in a hot car for hours while his mother underwent a cosmetic procedure, police said.

Maya Hernandez, 20, is facing charges of involuntary manslaughter and child cruelty after allegedly leaving her two sons, Amillio Gutierrez, 1, and his two-year-old brother, locked inside a parked car as temperatures soared to 101 degrees in Bakersfield, California on June 29.

  • SheeEttin@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    3 days ago

    There should not be deadly consequences because you shouldn’t be leaving any person or other animal unattended in a car for that long.

    • magnetosphere@fedia.io
      1·
      2 hours ago

      I have a friend who accidentally killed his much-loved dog because he’d only intended to be gone for five minutes. He ended up getting distracted and was away from the car for over an hour. By then, the dog was dead. That was years ago, but it’ll always be heartbreaking.