Two parents face manslaughter charges after they forgot their 3-year-old son in the car and went to bed only to remember the following day when it was too late.
Dakota Fowler, 20, and Brandi Burks, 22, headed to sleep at 12 PM on Saturday, August 8, and neglected to get their child out of the vehicle. They found him inert in their vehicle 15 hours after the fact, Franklin County police said.
Bentley Fowler, 3, was pronounced dead in Hodges, Alabama, at around 4 pm on Sunday.
The sheriff said he trusted Bentley had kicked the bucket because of being left in a hot vehicle, yet an after death at the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences will build up the reason for death.
Authorities said the guardians disclosed to them they last saw the child around midnight on Saturday when they allegedly put the toddler to bed.
His parents told investigators they couldn’t find the boy when they woke up on Sunday afternoon and later discovered him inside the hot vehicle at 3pm.
Paramedics were called to the family home but were unable to resuscitate the child
The boys’ parents were charged with manslaughter and could face 20 years in prison if found guilty, reports Al.com.
