Mother tried to cover up son’s hot car death, went to McDonald’s on the way to the ER: Affidavit

A North Texas mother who was arrested after Frisco police said she intentionally left her 15-month-old child in a hot car earlier this month is now facing a first-degree murder charge.

According to an arrest affidavit for Vanessa Esquivel, 27, she allegedly tried to cover up evidence that she was at work as a massage therapist during the time her toddler was sitting outside in a hot car.

Authorities alleged that Esquivel tried to cover up the crime and also believe that after leaving work at the spa with her dying child in the car, she stopped at McDonald’s and ordered food before going to the hospital…

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