Baby died after being left in the car by parent
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The statement from Child Safety Europe is mindboggling. Just HOW can you forget?
"A 16-month-old child has died after it was forgotten by one of its parents and left in a car for several hours, a Swiss prosecutor has said.
Local authorities claim the child had been left for a ?number of hours? in the backseat of a car parked in a company car park in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland.
Neuchatel prosecutor Marc Remy said the parent ?went to work, forgetting to leave the baby in the usual childcare facility.?
He added: ?It was not until the end of the working day when they went to pick up their child, that they realised the tragedy had occurred.?
A criminal inquiry has been opened, but no further details have been released.
A child's body temperature rises three to five times faster than an adults due to lower water reserves.
Child Safety Europe states: "Sometimes parents intentionally leave a child in a car, underestimating the risk. Often, however, a busy parent forgets that the child is still in the car, especially on the way to or from work and day care.
"Tragically most parents do not realise they have forgotten the child until it is too late. These incidents can happen to any parent."
Posted By: Charles21 on August 31st 2014 at 18:00:42
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- Baby died after being left in the car by parent (General Chat) - Charles21, Aug 31, 18:00:42
- At Gemma?s parents evening years ago (General Chat) - KentonCanary, Aug 31, 19:10:40
- My mum left me outside the shops in my pram when I was new (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Aug 31, 19:26:32
- David Cameron left his 8 year-old daughter behind in a pub (n/m) (General Chat) - Larry Hagman, Aug 31, 18:46:34
- She should have made a run for it. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Aug 31, 19:00:03
- Do you have children? (n/m) (General Chat) - asics_kit, Aug 31, 18:27:09
- sleepless nights, very tired parent, more or less on auto-pilot (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Aug 31, 18:19:34
- well clearly it COULD happen (General Chat) - Charles21, Aug 31, 18:36:51
- well obviouslu it doesn't happen to MOST people, if it happened to MOST people (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Aug 31, 18:50:50
- their head can slump (General Chat) - Charles21, Aug 31, 18:56:36
- not when they're lying down it can't. (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Aug 31, 20:29:05
- their head can slump (General Chat) - Charles21, Aug 31, 18:56:36
- well obviouslu it doesn't happen to MOST people, if it happened to MOST people (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Aug 31, 18:50:50
- well clearly it COULD happen (General Chat) - Charles21, Aug 31, 18:36:51
- "These incidents can happen to any parent" (General Chat) - Trent_Canary, Aug 31, 18:02:27
- can't even begin to imagine that scenario (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, Aug 31, 18:16:14
- vmt (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Aug 31, 18:22:08
- I bet that's what those poor parents would have said (n/m) (General Chat) - VeryMuchDiss, Aug 31, 18:09:07
- can't even begin to imagine that scenario (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, Aug 31, 18:16:14
- At Gemma?s parents evening years ago (General Chat) - KentonCanary, Aug 31, 19:10:40
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