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Baby dies in hot car after dad ‘forgets to drop them off at nursery’

A baby was left to die in a hot car after their dad reportedly forgot to drop them at nursery before parking up and going to work.
The 14-month-old infant was found dead in a car park at aeronautics company Safran in Bordes, southwest France on Wednesday afternoon.

‘Initial investigations suggest that the young child died of suffocation and dehydration,’ public prosecutor Cecile Gensac said yesterday.

Record breaking temperatures swept through southern France this week, but at the time of the baby’s death the mercury had hit around 22°C. Read the full story here ▶