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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Erin Keller

Mom went to work and ‘intentionally’ left her 15-month-old child in a hot car to die, cops say

Vanessa Esquivel, 27, of Dallas, allegedly left her child in her hot car for two hours while she was at work - (Frisco Police Department)

A Texas mother who “intentionally” left her 15-month-old child in a hot car earlier this month, resulting in their death, has been arrested for murder.

Vanessa Esquivel of Dallas is accused of going into her Dallas workplace at Medical City Plano around 2 pm on August 16 when outside temperatures reached at least 95 degrees.

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