Only March 1st and Forgotten Toddler Deaths Start

Marp · ‎03-09-2010

A toddler died in Florida on Tuesday after being left inside a hot car for five hours, authorities said.

The 2-year-old boy, identified as Jacob Manchego, was found unresponsive in a locked SUV at a shopping plaza in Brandon. He was rushed to a local hospital where he later died, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office.

Authorities said Jacob’s half-sister, 21-year-old Fiorella Vanessa Silva-Tello, left the child in the vehicle.

Silva-Tello arrived for work at Best Friends for Kidz, a Christian-based childcare and learning center located in the shopping plaza, on Tuesday at around 9:30 a.m. with Jacob in the car, according to the sheriff’s office, which also noted that she went into work and left the little boy unattended in the vehicle.

More: http://abcnews.go.com/US/toddler-dies-left-hot-car-florida-police/story?id=45829451

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cherry · ‎03-09-2010

She isn't fit to watch anyone's children. How did she get that job?

Plaid Pants2 · ‎03-14-2015

Wow!

She worked for a child center and "forgot" her 1/2 brother?

She probably didn't like the kid, and decided to off him.

Nightowlz · ‎03-11-2010

IMO there is not excuse for leaving a child in the car. How could you not know your child is with you? Do these people never look in their rear view mirror?

happycat · ‎09-18-2010

Its crazy to me that this has started already. Hope its not indicitive of the coming summer....

Bri36 · ‎02-20-2017

You don't forget a kid for five hours

Makes me livid that people do this. This has to be on purpose

meallen616 · ‎01-10-2013

To read this story,

Suhse · ‎03-13-2012

I find it incomprehensible!

I don't have children, but, when my Niece and Nephew were young enough to need a babysitter, or when they visited me, I was hypervigilant.

How can can you possibly forget a child?? And how could you think it would be OK to leave a 2 yr old unattended, in a car, for 5 minutes, let alone hours?

Tragic and it's hard to buy accidental👿

cherry · ‎03-09-2010

I looked at the daycare website, and I couldn't find any information about it being licensed.

They did have a message about this child's death, saying he wasn't in their care ,during the time it occurred.

It doesn't say much about the people they hire ,to be a child minder

Tinkrbl44 · ‎08-23-2010

@Marp

??? I don't understand why people think this can only happen in warmer weather. Someone could leave a child in the car in winter and the child could freeze to death! This happens year 'round!