SC - Dean Emerson Coward, 8 mos, died after being left in a hot car, Florence County, 6 Sep 2018

[cybervampira]

Florence County Sheriff's Office

FCSO ARRESTS FATHER OF
CHILD ALLEGEDLY LEFT IN VEHICLE

At approximately 5:39 PM yesterday Deputies with the Florence County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call of an unresponsive child at 1246 Via Ponticello in Florence, SC. Upon the arrival of deputies at the scene, the 8 month old victim had been transported to an area hospital where he was later pronounced dead. Florence County Coroner Keith Von Lutcken has identified the infant as Dean Emerson Coward and also ordered an autopsy be performed at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, SC.

The father of the infant, Brandon Scott Coward, age 36, of 1246 Via Ponticello, Florence, SC 29501 was arrested by FCSO Investigators on September 6, 2018 and charged with Homicide By Child Abuse (S.C. Code Ann. 16-03-085(A)(1(B)(1)).

According to Investigators, Coward is alleged to have left the infant in a hot vehicle for an extended length of time. Coward will be held at the Florence County Detention Center pending a bond hearing before a Circuit Court judge.

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[GarAndTeed]

Oh, he77- I just can't. I wish he could experience being left in a hot car for hours- not that it would make any difference <sigh>

 

[cybervampira]

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-st...nth-old-dies-in-hot-vehicle-in-south-carolina

The National Weather Service says the temperature in Florence was around 94 degrees when the boy was found.

Deputies say the baby was in the hot vehicle an extended length of time but gave no other details in a statement.

Brandon Coward faces up to life in prison if convicted. It wasn't known if he had a lawyer who could comment.

 

[Pklubes]

Brandon Scott Coward

 

[jennieohhh]

I'm sorry but I think this is so preventable & inexcusable. Whoever is negligent in leaving a child in a car should be charged.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Snip: On Friday, the coroner released a statement saying:
The autopsy of seven (7) month old Dean Emerson Coward of Florence was completed this afternoon and revealed no physical trauma, prior or present. Cause of death is pending additional postmortem studies, but is being treated as a heat related death, due to confinement in a vehicle for an extended period of time, given details of the investigation. No further is available at this time.

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[Rosesarered]

This case is too close to home.

 

[Rosesarered]

Where can I find more information?