A Texas woman faces life in prison for the death of her baby, whom she allegedly left in a hot car while at work.
Vanessa Esquivel, 27, was arrested by the Dallas Police Department on Aug. 20 and charged with murder, WFAA-TV in Dallas reported Wednesday.
If convicted, she could serve five years to life in prison and pay a $10,000 fine.
The incident happened on the afternoon of Aug. 16 in Frisco, Texas, when the temperature was reportedly 95 degrees Fahrenheit, according to KDFW-TV in Dallas-Forth Worth.
Leaving her baby in the car, Esquivel clocked in for a shift at the spa she worked at, reportedly aware that the car’s air conditioning didn’t work.
When she clocked out more than two hours later, she
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