A North Carolina girl is believed to have died after her mother was killed. I left her in the car for hours. One of the hottest days of the year.
Last Wednesday, 36-year-old Ashley Stallings reported to work at an Amazon facility near Charlotte Douglas International Airport on a day when temperatures reached between 94 and 97 degrees Fahrenheit. For unknown reasons, Stallings also brought her 8-year-old daughter with her and allegedly left her in the car while she performed her duties.
Stallings suggested to police that her daughter may have felt cold and turned off the air conditioning.
About three and a half hours later, about an hour and a half after the girl’s last text message, Stallings went to her car to check on her daughter, where she found her lying on the backseat floor, foaming at the mouth and struggling to breathe, according to the report.
Stallings reportedly grabbed a hammer and smashed the back window to free the girl, then jumped back in the driver’s seat and drove to the hospital, but stopped and called 911.
Emergency crews rushed to the scene and found the girl in a “critical condition.” Police statement Police took the girl to hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
Court Documents The girl, whose name has not been released, is believed to have suffered cardiac arrest and brain damage as a result of hyperthermia.
During questioning, Stallings reportedly admitted to police that she intentionally left the girl in the car and that it was wrong to do so. But she also added that she left the car running with the air conditioning on and had been in contact with her daughter via text message, according to court documents. Stallings suggested to police that her daughter may have turned off the air conditioning because she was cold.
Stallings was arrested and charged with negligent homicide and child abuse or neglect resulting in serious injury. She is being held in the Mecklenburg County Jail on a minimum bond of $250,000.
In a statement, Amazon described the incident as “incredibly tragic.” “We are supporting our employees during this difficult time and have made counseling resources widely available,” the statement added.
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