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JOEL GRAY - 5 months - Nashville TN
by twinkletoes Sun Aug 12, 2012 2:31 am
Baby dies in hot minivan from being left in 93F heat for SIX hours after mother forgets to drop him off at daycare
By Daily Mail Reporter
PUBLISHED: 18:00 EST, 9 August 2012 | UPDATED: 07:12 EST, 10 August 2012
A five-month-old boy died in the scorching heat of a minivan after his mother forgot to drop him off at a daycare center.
Stephanie
Gray made the heartbreaking discovery after she went to pick up her son
and was told by staff that he had never been dropped off.
Joel
Gray, who was five months old, was left in his rear-facing car-seat in
the family minivan for around six hours on Tuesday as temperatures
reached 93 degrees.
Tragedy: A woman, believed to be the child's grandmother, arrives at the scene where the baby died in Nashville, Tennessee
Investigation:
The minivan where mother-of-four Stephanie Gray discovered she had left
her baby son Joel for six hours in 93-degree heat
The
family and friends of Stephanie, 38, and her husband Aaron have rallied
around the devastated couple following the tragic accident in
Nashville, Tennessee.
Police
were investigating the death of the five-month-old baby who was found
by his mother in the family van outside a church in Donelson.
Officer were called about 3 pm and found the child's body inside a vehicle at Donelson Heights United Methodist Church.
Police
believe that Mrs Gray left her home shortly before 8am to drop off two
of her four children, aged six and nine, at school, the Stanford
Montessori Design Center.
It
is then believed that the mother returned home to pick up her
11-year-old son and baby and drove less than a mile to drop her eldest
at Two Rivers Middle School.
Distraught:
A woman who identified herself as the child's grandmother had to be
supported by officers at the scene after being told the terrible news
Distress: The five-month-old boy had only been enrolled in the church day care center the day before he died
She then intended to leave her youngest at the church day care center where he had started the day before.
Tragically,
she returned home and didn't return to her car until 2.30pm when it was
time to collect Joel, according to authorities.
According to a statement from Metro Nashville Police: 'Gray
reported she was home all day, her minivan parked in the driveway,
until she returned to the church at 2:30 p.m. to pick Joel up.
'When
she was told the child had not been there all day, she immediately ran
to her minivan and found Joel in his rear car seat inside the vehicle.
The child was taken inside the church. At that point, it is believed he
was deceased from the heat inside the van.'
Mrs
Gray was taken to a local hospital for treatment. A police spokeswoman
described Mrs Gray and her husband as 'extremely distraught'. She has
not been charged but the investigation continues.
The
mother-of-four is an attorney who looks after military veterans' cases
and often works from home. Her husband works in IT for local government.
Local councilman Steve Glover told The Tennessean: 'Everyone is just in total shock. I can’t even imagine the tragedy they’re feeling right now.'
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2186275/Baby-dies-hot-car-mother-forgets-leave-daycare-Tennessee.html#ixzz239gAtj56
- Mother-of-four Stephanie Gray, 38, has not been charged after the tragic incident in Nashville, Tennessee
- Mrs Gray and husband Aaron said to be 'extremely distraught'
By Daily Mail Reporter
PUBLISHED: 18:00 EST, 9 August 2012 | UPDATED: 07:12 EST, 10 August 2012
A five-month-old boy died in the scorching heat of a minivan after his mother forgot to drop him off at a daycare center.
Stephanie
Gray made the heartbreaking discovery after she went to pick up her son
and was told by staff that he had never been dropped off.
Joel
Gray, who was five months old, was left in his rear-facing car-seat in
the family minivan for around six hours on Tuesday as temperatures
reached 93 degrees.
Tragedy: A woman, believed to be the child's grandmother, arrives at the scene where the baby died in Nashville, Tennessee
Investigation:
The minivan where mother-of-four Stephanie Gray discovered she had left
her baby son Joel for six hours in 93-degree heat
The
family and friends of Stephanie, 38, and her husband Aaron have rallied
around the devastated couple following the tragic accident in
Nashville, Tennessee.
Police
were investigating the death of the five-month-old baby who was found
by his mother in the family van outside a church in Donelson.
Officer were called about 3 pm and found the child's body inside a vehicle at Donelson Heights United Methodist Church.
Police
believe that Mrs Gray left her home shortly before 8am to drop off two
of her four children, aged six and nine, at school, the Stanford
Montessori Design Center.
It
is then believed that the mother returned home to pick up her
11-year-old son and baby and drove less than a mile to drop her eldest
at Two Rivers Middle School.
Distraught:
A woman who identified herself as the child's grandmother had to be
supported by officers at the scene after being told the terrible news
Distress: The five-month-old boy had only been enrolled in the church day care center the day before he died
She then intended to leave her youngest at the church day care center where he had started the day before.
Tragically,
she returned home and didn't return to her car until 2.30pm when it was
time to collect Joel, according to authorities.
According to a statement from Metro Nashville Police: 'Gray
reported she was home all day, her minivan parked in the driveway,
until she returned to the church at 2:30 p.m. to pick Joel up.
'When
she was told the child had not been there all day, she immediately ran
to her minivan and found Joel in his rear car seat inside the vehicle.
The child was taken inside the church. At that point, it is believed he
was deceased from the heat inside the van.'
Mrs
Gray was taken to a local hospital for treatment. A police spokeswoman
described Mrs Gray and her husband as 'extremely distraught'. She has
not been charged but the investigation continues.
The
mother-of-four is an attorney who looks after military veterans' cases
and often works from home. Her husband works in IT for local government.
Local councilman Steve Glover told The Tennessean: 'Everyone is just in total shock. I can’t even imagine the tragedy they’re feeling right now.'
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2186275/Baby-dies-hot-car-mother-forgets-leave-daycare-Tennessee.html#ixzz239gAtj56
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