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.

    • Decq@lemmy.world
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      5 hours ago

      Neglect, she knew apparently it wasn’t a good idea, yet she still did it. Even just locking her kids in the car for 2.5 hours unattended should be considered neglect, no matter the temperature.