Arizona girl, 2, left in car by father on 109-degree day and is found dead

[imstilla.grandma]

Scholtes was arrested and booked Friday morning at the Pima County Adult Detention Center, according to police.

"This incident is a stark reminder of the dangers of leaving children unattended in vehicles. The temperature inside a vehicle can rise rapidly, even on relatively mild days, leading to potentially fatal outcomes within minutes," read a statement from police. "We urge all parents and caregivers to remain vigilant and take every precaution to ensure the safety of their children."

Pima County dad charged with murder after toddler in hot car for 3 hours died

The 2-year-old girl was left in the car for three hours while the father was inside the Oro Valley home, police say.

www.azcentral.com

 

[Boots38]

I agree. Her affect was odd. Unemotional (or perhaps without the emotion we’d expect). Curious what the texts said. Assume he’s done it before (not just once), and assume she criticized him and told him not to do it (she’s a Dr at a hospital, she sees worst case scenarios daily). I’d lose my **** the first time my spouse did it. Can’t imagine if this was an ongoing thing tho.

In an earlier post, someone suggested she should be held negligent if she knew about his history and continued to let him be the main caregiver. I thought that was a harsh response. But now that I’ve had time to let this info sink in, I have to agree.

Unemotional? I'm guessing she didn't want to be seen because she was a mess, swollen eyes from crying or total lack of desire to get all dressed up for court hearing because of her emotional state. I believe that this is an extremely horrible and unfortunate mistake that this family will struggle to get through. This is all my opinion. MOO

 

[Boots38]

Assume family will step in to care take. I imagine court and police officers will be checking on him. I can’t imagine a scenario where he won’t serve jail time. If I were him, I’d plead guilty immediately and start the sentence. Then he can be around when the kids are still at home. His life is already going to a living hell regardless. May as well get it done.

There’s a good documentary about babies being left to die in cars on Amazon Prime - Fatal Distraction. Cooper Harris’ mom is in it as well as other parents/couples. It’s amazing the forgiveness a lot of the offenders received.

I don't believe police have the time to continuously check in on people released on bond. MOO. It's up to the person on bond to abide by the conditions of release themselves not to be babysat by law enforcement who are busy with their day to day jobs. All my personal opinion.