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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Isabel Keane

Toddler was left to die in hot car while in state custody. Now a foster care worker is facing charges

An Alabama foster care worker is facing up to 20 years in prison after a three-year-old boy in the state’s care died in a hot car last month.

Kela Stanford, 54, is charged with leaving a child unattended in a motor vehicle in a manner that creates an unreasonable risk of injury or harm, Jefferson County District Attorney Danny Carr said Friday.

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