3-Year-Old In State Family Service Custody Died Inside Hot Car Parked For Hours: Lawyer
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A lawyer representing the child's family said the temperature of the car where he was left inside for over five hours "likely exceeded 150 degrees."
A 3-year-old Alabama boy who died while in the care of the state’s Department of Human Resources was found inside a hot parked car on Tuesday after he was picked up from his father’s scheduled visit.
Ke’Torrius Starks Jr. was living in temporary foster care at the time of his death and was picked up from day care by a third-party DHR contract provider for a planned visitation with his father, Ke’Torrius Starks Sr., the child’s aunt Brittney Debruce told AL.com.
However, the 3-year-old never returned back to the day care once the visitation was over.
Courtney French, who is representing the child’s family, told ABC affiliate WBMA-LD the child’s visitation with his biological father ended at around 11:30 a.m. that morning and was picked up by a third-party contract worker.
However, Ke’Torrius Starks Sr. did not hear about his son’s well-being until 6:40 p.m., French told the outlet. He said police informed Starks that the child was found unresponsive inside a vehicle that was parked for over five hours.
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