Tragic Choice: Doctor’s Husband Leaves Toddler to Die in Hot Car While Immersed in Video Game on Vacation
A father, who was convicted of k*lling his two-year-child by leaving her in a searing hot car, is now on vacation with his wife in Hawaii
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Pima County Medical Examiner recorded that the girl’s temperature was nearly the same as the outdoors, at a searing 108.9℉ (42.7℃) when first responders arrived. For comparison, normal body temperatures should usually be around 98.6℉ (37℃), with fevers hovering at 100.4℉ (38℃) or higher.
As Bored Panda previously reported, Christopher told authorities he hadn’t brought her daughter inside for fear of waking her up. He had left the engine and air conditioner on and running — even though he knew it would shut off within half an hour, based on previous experience.
He had also reportedly been aware of the SUV’s safety features.
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The 37-year-old claimed Parker had been in the car for less than an hour after the two arrived home, but CCTV footage showed she had been left in the hot vehicle for more than three hours in direct sunlight, according to the criminal complaint.
It was additionally noted that his other two daughters, aged 9 and 5 at the time of the tragedy, said their father frequently left all three kids unattended in the vehicle.
Christopher Scholtes had left two-year-old daughter Parker in his SUV for hours in direct sunlight as temperatures rose to extreme numbers
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Christopher was subsequently arrested and booked into the Pima County Adult Detention Center as the little girl was pronounced deceased when she was transported to Banner University Medical Center.
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