Yavapai County investigators say a 6-month-old died after being left in a car for hours.
Law enforcement officials say the child’s mother asked a neighbor for a ride to Prescott Valley and on the way back, the baby fell asleep and was forgotten.
Reportedly, the neighbor was supposed to drop the baby off with the father.
But more than six hours later, both parents realized neither knew the baby’s whereabouts.
The neighbor and father attempted CPR and called 911, but the 6-month-old had been unattended for roughly seven hours in the parked car.
The Criminal Investigations Bureau is investigating with plans to submit a case to the Yavapai County Attorney’s Office, but hasn’t indicated who it would purse potential charges against.
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