15-Month-Old Baby Dies After Texas Mom ‘Intentionally’ Left Child in Car Without Air Conditioning amid Extreme Heat

27-year-old Vanessa Esquivel of Dallas is accused of leaving her child in the car for two hours while going to work

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  • Vanessa Esquivel of Dallas was arrested on Aug. 20 in relation to the death of her 15-month-old child
  • Police accused her of “intentionally” leaving the baby behind in the car as temperatures reached “at least 95 degrees”
  • The Texas mom’s baby was left in the car for more than two hours

A Texas woman is accused of leaving her 15-month-old baby to die in a car while she went to work.

On Thursday, Aug. 28, the Frisco Police Department confirmed in a press release that they had arrested 27-year-old Vanessa Esquivel after she allegedly left her baby in a hot car.

The incident took place on Aug. 16, 2025, per the release…

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