In today's paper, a few paragraphs sum up the lonely death of a year-old baby.

No matter how many times I read stories like this it still takes my breath away. I think about this little boy. Did he cry for his mother? Of course he must have.

How can this continue to happen?

 

 

LYNNWOOD, Wash.

Child left in car seven hours dies

Police are investigating the death of a 1-year-old boy left alone in his mother’s car for seven hours while she worked at an assisted living facility.

Lynnwood police spokeswoman Shannon Sessions said the baby was left in a car seat from 7 a.m. until 2 p.m. Monday, when the 21-year-old Everett woman returned to the car and found him unresponsive.

The mother brought the baby inside to the Sunrise Assisted Living facility and someone called 911. Lynnwood firemen determined the child was dead.

The mother was not immediately identified.

Sessions said the baby’s death is under investigation, and the Snohomish County medical examiner will determine the cause of death.

The spokeswoman said she did not know the temperature inside the car. The National Weather Service reported Monday’s high temperature in nearby Everett was 69.

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