Dallas mom intentionally left toddler in hot car, police say

The Brief

  • Investigators believe 27-year-old Vanessa Esquivel knowingly left her 15-month-old child in a car without air conditioning for over two hours on a day when it was 95 degrees outside.
  • Esquivel is now charged with the toddler’s murder.
  • Police called the toddler’s death “intentional.”

FRISCO, Texas A 27-year-old woman from Dallas is facing a murder charge after Frisco police said she intentionally left her 15-month-old child in a hot vehicle.

Frisco Hot Car Death

What we know:

The toddler died in Frisco sometime after 2 p.m. on Aug. 16.

Police said they were called to Medical City Plano to investigate the child’s death.

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