An unimaginable tragedy involving a 5-year-old boy unfolded in Texas in the US, when the young child died of heat in the car where his mother had left him for about three hours.
The incident occurred on Monday afternoon when the mother accidentally left the child in the vehicle, which was parked under the sun.
What happened
According to the Mirror report, the woman after parking the vehicle then headed home to prepare for her 8-year-old daughter's birthday party. However, she reportedly did not realize that she had left her youngest son in the car.
Only after two or three hours did she notice that the 5-year-old was missing and moments later realized what had happened.The mother found her child dead in the car, Texas State Police said.
The woman thought her son had been home the whole time. After searching the area, she then headed to the car parked outside their home in Harris County, northeast of Houston.
The county sheriff confirmed that the child died after being left in the car for "several hours".
What the mother responded
According to the same source, the mother told officers that her 5-year-old son knew how to unbuckle his seat belt and get out of the car, which she assumed he would do.
The sheriff added, however, that the car was rented and the boy may not have been familiar with how to unlock it, which may have led to the tragedy.
It remains unknown at this time whether charges will be filed against the mother in her son's death.
Source: in.gt
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