A tragic incident occurred in North Carolina where a woman has been charged with involuntary manslaughter following the death of her 8-year-old daughter who was left in a hot car.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department responded to an emergency call on Wilkinson Boulevard in Charlotte and discovered the young girl in critical condition inside the vehicle. She was rushed to a local hospital but unfortunately, she passed away.
Investigations revealed that the girl was left alone in the hot car and suffered a medical emergency that led to her tragic death. The mother, identified as 36-year-old Ashlee Stallings, was arrested and charged with involuntary manslaughter and child abuse by willful act causing serious injury.
According to The Associated Press, the mother claimed she had left the child in the car with the air conditioning on while she went to work, but suspected that the child had turned it off. She mentioned receiving a text from the child about an hour and a half before returning to find her unresponsive in the backseat.
It was reported that the mother broke into the car with a hammer and sought help from a nearby business before heading to the hospital. Stallings is currently in custody at the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office.
