Baby dies because of neighbor who forgot him in his car for seven hours in Arizona | News from Mexico

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The baby was six months old.

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By Vanessa Rojas

August 2, 2024

ARIZONA.- A baby lost his life at just six months old after his neighbor left him inside his vehicle for seven hours in Yavapai County in Arizona, where temperatures are very high due to the heat wave.

According to the Univision report, her mother asked her neighbor to take her to work and decided to bring her baby with her and then deliver him to her dad back home.

The young man arrived at his residence and did not remember the baby who was in the back of the vehicle. The father, realizing that he did not know about the baby, decided to call the mother to find out what had happened.

There they realized that the minor was still in the back of the vehicle. The young man was arrested.

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Univision explains that this is the second case of this type involving minors in that town, in less than a month.

Authorities say that the heat inside a car can put a person at risk in seconds, especially if the temperatures outside are extreme and the vehicle is in the sun. “Never leave children in cars, even if the air conditioning is on.”