'An absolutely torturous death': Florida parents allegedly left 18-month-old in car overnight after drug- and alcohol-fueled 4th of July party
Jazmine and Joel Rondon were arrested for allegedly leaving their 18-month-old child in a car overnight. The heat index reached 105 degrees, resulting in the child's death.
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A mother and father in Florida were arrested this week for allegedly killing their 18-month-old daughter, leaving the child in her car seat overnight after returning home late from a drug- and alcohol-fueled Fourth of July party.
Joel Rondon and Jazmine Rondon, both 33, were taken into custody on Thursday and charged with one count each of aggravated manslaughter of a child, authorities announced.
Joel Rondon awoke around 10 a.m. the following morning and spent approximately an hour preparing for work. At around 11 a.m., he asked one of the older children to “check on the baby” in the bedroom. However, the child informed Joel that the baby was not in the bedroom, prompting him to search the house.
Eventually, Joel Rondon ventured outside and looked inside the car, which was parked in the driveway, fully exposed to the sun. Inside the vehicle, he discovered the unresponsive toddler, still strapped into her car seat. In a panic, he brought the child inside, then he and his wife drove the toddler to Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center.
Despite efforts to revive the girl and lower her body temperature, the child could not be saved and was pronounced deceased at about 2:42 p.m., the release states. At the time of her death, authorities said the child’s internal body temperature was recorded at 104.4 degrees Fahrenheit. Medical center staff promptly notified law enforcement, who assumed control of the investigation.
