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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Graig Graziosi

Father left one-year-old son to die in 130 degree car, police say

New Philadelphia Police Department

An Ohio man has confessed to murdering his one-year-old son by leaving the child in a hot car for hours, police say.

According to law enforcement records, Landon Parrott, 19, of New Philadelphia, said he left his 1-year-old in a hot car for five hours on Thursday. Highs neared the mid-80's on Thursday, but New Philadelphia Police Department Captain Ty Norris told FOX8 that the department estimated temperatures inside the car likely reached 130 degrees (54C).

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