hot car death

Special Needs Man Dies in Hot Car, Caretaker Charged

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A tragic incident unfolded in North Carolina on Tuesday when a 22-year-old man with special needs died after being left in a hot car for several hours. The man’s caretaker, Rogers Lee Inge Jr., 55, who was also an employee of Universal Health Care, had taken him along to his second job as a janitor at Cleveland High School in Clayton, according to the Johnston County Sheriff’s Office. Inge arrived at the school for his …

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Heat Stroke Claims Toddler’s Life, Mother Sentenced

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Laura Rose Peverill, a 39-year-old mother from Townsville, Queensland, was sentenced to seven years in prison for the death of her three-year-old daughter, Rylee Rose Black. The toddler died in November 2020 after being left alone in a hot car for over five hours. Peverill, who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in April, will be eligible for parole in less than two years. The Supreme Court of Queensland heard that the child was left in the …

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