FL - Girl, 18 months, suffers ‘torturous’ death in hot car, Polk County, July 2023 *arrests*

[megs1477]

Grady Judd: Toddler suffers ‘torturous’ death in hot car as parents test positive for alcohol, drugs | FOX 13 Tampa Bay

An 18-month-old is dead and her parents are behind bars after deputies say they left the child in a hot car for hours after drinking and doing drugs at a Fourth of July party.

www.fox13news.com

I apologize for the incomplete title…pup jumped on me /:

According to Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd, Joel Rondon, 33, and his wife Jazmine, 33, went to the party and took their 6-year-old, 8-year-old and an 18-month-old.

Sheriff Judd says they left the downtown Lakeland party around 2 a.m. on July 5. When they got home, investigators say Jazmine Rondon took the 6-year-old and the 8-year-old into the house and said she was going to get them something to eat and put them to bed.

Sheriff Judd says Jazmine Rondon told her husband to bring the baby into the house.

According to Sheriff Judd, Joel Rondon was taking food trays into the house while his wife fed the 6 and the 8-year-old and put them to bed before going to bed herself.

As Joel Rondon was taking food trays inside the home, investigators say he noticed the right rear door was open and when he finished bringing everything inside, he noticed the door was closed, so, according to deputies, he thought his wife grabbed the toddler from the car.

According to PCSO, Joel Rondon went to bed at 3 a.m. Deputies say he woke up at 10 a.m. and got ready to go to work. At 11 a.m., according to Sheriff Judd, he asks the 8-year-old where the 18-month-old girl is, but the child said she didn’t know.

The 8-year-old and Joel Rondon looked around for the child, but couldn’t find her.

"He goes to the car and there is the baby still strapped in the child carrier in the car with a heat index of 105 degrees on that day," stated Sheriff Judd.

 

[10ofRods]

The parents apparently arrived home around 3 am. She tested positive for alcohol and marijuana sometime after 11 am the next morning. He tested positive for same plus meth.

The father of course is the one tasked with bringing Baby inside the house. Parents then do not check on Baby until 11 a.m.

So terribly sad and preventable. This particular county in Florida apparently has lots of drug issues.

IMO.

18-month-old dies when parents leave her in hot car overnight after Fourth of July party, Florida authorities say

Joel and Jazmine Rondon were charged with manslaughter in their daughter’s death, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[katydid23]

The Polk county sheriff was very angry at the negligence involved. No one checked on then baby between 3 am and then 11 am next morning. She broiled to death in the car all morning.

 

[LadyL]

and why is she feeding a 6 and 8 year old at 2 a.m.? did they not feed them supper earlier? shouldn't they have been taken straight to bed? did they have them all awake and out of the car at the party? or did they shut them all in the car while they partied? many questions, no answers will be sufficient, they need to rot under the jail and lose custody of the older siblings

 

[PromotedPawn]

This was 100% preventable and shouldn't have happened. It's happening far too often in my state and across the country. I don't find it necessary to pick apart routine parenting though. These people did lose their child. For all we know, mom is a victim. She did leave the baby in the care of her husband while she tended to the other children. How does this make her neglectful? Should every parent who trusts the wrong person at the wrong time be charged with neglect, or just certain parents?

The baby wasn't checked on for eight hours overnight, both parents assumed the other had put her to bed. Many parents & toddlers sleep through the night.

Mom fed the kids when they arrived home. Not unusual, considering that they likely had dinner hours prior. Kids eat often. Her feeding them before bed could simply show she wanted to ensure they didn't go to bed hungry. It doesn't indicate that they starved all night.

Mom tested positive for alcohol. Even if all she had was a glass of wine at the gathering, she'd test positive for alcohol. Also, marijuana is legal for medicinal use in Florida. Her testing positive for marijuana is no indication that she's a drug addict or bad parent.

This is such a tragedy and that family will never be the same. It's clear that someone should be held accountable. This didn't happen because of whacky meal times, 8 hours of sleep or a couple of drinks.

This is all MOO

 

[tlcya]

this case has two threads

FL - Joel and Jazmine Rondon charged after 18-month old daughter dies from being left in car overnight during 4th of July party - June 8, 2023

 

[imstilla.grandma]

"One of the most impressive facts of this case is that you decided to go back to the vehicle to retrieve your cigarettes, and you didn't notice your child there," Judge Jalal Harb told Joel at the sentencing hearing, Fox13 News reports

Fla. Dad Who Left Toddler in Hot Car to Die Went Back to Vehicle to Retrieve Cigarettes But Didn't Notice Girl

Joel Rondon, 33, of Florida, tested positive for alcohol, marijuana, and methamphetamines, the sheriff said.

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