The Brief
- A Dallas woman has been arrested and charged with murder after her 15-month-old son died from prolonged heat exposure.
- The 27-year-old mother, Vanessa Esquivel, is accused of leaving her son in her car while she worked a shift at a spa.
- Esquivel initially lied to police but later admitted to a coworker that she had left the child in the vehicle because she couldn’t find childcare.
FRISCO, Texas – A Dallas woman has been arrested on a murder charge following the death of her 15-month-old son, according to an arrest warrant affidavit released by the Frisco Police Department.
Frisco Hot Car Death
Vanessa Esquivel, 27, was taken into custody after an investigation revealed she left her son in a vehicle while she worked a shift at a massage and facial spa in Frisco. The child’s death was ruled consistent with prolonged heat exposure, according to the Collin County Medical Examiner’s Office.
The backstory:
It happened on August 16. Police say Esquivel brought her unresponsive son to the emergency room at Medical City-Plano. Medical staff told officers the child had a core temperature of more than 106 degrees and was believed to be dead before arriving at the hospital. …