A 19-year-old father has been charged with homicide and involuntary manslaughter following the tragic dying of his 1-year-old son in Ohio.
Landon Parrot (pictured above, in his mugshot) was arrested by police in New Philadelphia, Ohio on Thursday of this previous week after his son was reportedly left in a scorching automobile. The toddler boy was allegedly trapped contained in the automobile for roughly 5 hours in a “deliberate act” resulting in his dying, in line with a press launch despatched out by town’s regulation enforcement division.
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The tragedy occurred Thursday when officers from Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital within the close by metropolis of Dover referred to as cops concerning a report of an unresponsive little one who had been delivered to the emergency room. Parrot was reportedly the one who rushed the kid to the ER, however the small child perished as soon as beneath the care of docs.
Police started investigating the incident and interviewed Parrot. According to a Facebook put up made by the division within the aftermath of their investigation, cops have been finally in a position to study why the infant had allegedly been left alone within the automobile throughout the sweltering summer time warmth:
“On September 1, 2022, at 2:00 pm the New Philadelphia Police were notified by Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital that a 1-year-old child was brought into the ER by his father and was unresponsive. During the initial investigation the Detectives found inconsistent information being given by the father. As the investigation continued and evidence was collected, the father was confronted with the new information and confessed to detectives what had happened to his son.”
Cops declare the infant was reportedly left within the automobile “for approximately five hours.”
The officers relayed the surprising findings from the investigation, alleging Parrot purposely left the kid within the automobile whereas the infant’s mom was at work and unaware of what was occurring:
“The child passed away after being left in the car unattended for approximately 5 hours, with an outside temperature of 87 degrees. During the interview it appears that this was not a matter of forgetting the child but was a deliberate act so as the child would not be a disturbance while in the house. The Mother was working at the time when this took place.”
OMG…
Now, the 19-year-old man is going through fees of homicide, involuntary manslaughter, and endangering a baby:
“The father Landon Parrot 19 years old has been charged with Murder, Endangering Children (2 counts), and Involuntary Manslaughter. He currently is being held in the Tuscarawas County Jail on $250,000 bond.”
Here is extra on the infant’s tragic dying and the investigation in its aftermath:
Absolutely terrible.
We ship our condolences to the infant’s mom, and the remainder of the household, buddies, and family members grieving this horrible dying.
R.I.P.
[Image via Tuscarawas County Sheriff’s Office]
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