Woman charged in death of Toronto boy left alone in car on hot day
TORONTO — A 50-year-old Toronto woman was charged Friday with causing the death of a child in her care after allegedly leaving him alone in a car for several hours on a sweltering day.
While police had described the woman as a nanny at one point, they said later that her exact role was not clear. Toronto police Const. David Hopkinson said the woman was tasked with dropping the four-year-old boy off at a care facility the day he died.
Hopkinson said the boy was discovered inside a car parked in the west end of Toronto early afternoon on Thursday when the outside temperature was around 26 degrees Celsius.
He said a passing citizen noticed the child inside the car, became concerned because of the temperature, and broke a window to check on his condition.