Alabama child dies after being left in hot car while in state custody | Alabama

After being left in a hot car by a contractor for the State Human Resources department in Alabama, a three -year -old child was triggered after death.

Ke’torrius Starkes JR, who was in protective care, was taken by the worker late on Tuesday morning after a controlled visit with his father. New York Times Report. For the department that controls other social services, child protection had to be moved to a daily care program by a worker.

Instead, the child was left alone in a vehicle with colored windows on a warm day in Bessemer, a suburb of Birmingham.

Birmingham Police Department said that civil servants went to a private house in Bessemer to respond to the report of an unresponsive child at 17.30 and that the child was mistakenly left in a vehicle during the care of a third -party contracted worker through the Human Resources Department ”.

Police said the child was dead at the scene.

Jefferson County Chief Deputy, Bill Yates, Told The Times “Children’s ignition, the doors are closed, the windows were up and the car was hot” and so far there was no “no other rival death cause”.

Alabama DHR spokesman said in a statement, “a child in custody of the DHR was carried by a contract provider when the incident occurred.” He said. “He terminated his employees. DHR cannot comment more about the child’s identity or certain conditions due to privacy.”

The police are now investigating the incident to examine possible criminal charges in the case.

Democratic State Senator Merika Coleman said, iz We need answers and we may have to examine the state law to ensure that this has never happened again, ”he said.