Woman charged after boy in state’s custody dies in hot car

www.wsav.com – Austin Franklin – 2025-08-03 11:58:00

SUMMARY: A 3-year-old boy named Ke’Torrius “KJ” Starkes Jr., in Alabama Department of Human Resources custody, died after being left alone for about five hours in a parked, locked car in Birmingham. Kela Stanford, a former DHR contractor responsible for transporting the child, was charged with leaving a child unattended in a motor vehicle, creating an unreasonable risk of harm. The child was supposed to be returned to daycare after a supervised visit with his father but was left in the car while Stanford ran errands. Stanford was booked and released on bond; conviction could bring 2–20 years in prison.

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