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1-Year-Old Found Dead in Hot Car Outside Hospital Where Mother Works

Authorities say the hospital employee left her 1-year-old in the car while working, and police booked her on murder and child cruelty charges.

  • On Wednesday, Lawrenceville Police charged 29-year-old Deja Coleman with second-degree murder and child cruelty after her 1-year-old son was found dead inside a vehicle at Northside Gwinnett Hospital.
  • Coleman told investigators she drove her three children to Starlight Academy Daycare that morning but inadvertently left her 1-year-old in the car seat when she began her shift at 6:55 a.m.
  • Around 3:50 p.m., a coworker discovered the toddler "slumped in the car seat" and called 911; officers later recorded the vehicle's interior temperature at 117 degrees even after breaking the window.
  • Police booked Coleman into the Gwinnett County Detention Center, with Lawrenceville Police Captain Dena Pauly noting detectives believe she was overwhelmed rather than distracted and "she was devastated" when informed of the death.
  • Authorities await an official cause of death from the medical examiner's office, while Pauly urged parents struggling with overwhelm to slow down and seek assistance to prevent similar tragedies.
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1-year-old dead after mom leaves child in 117-degree car to work hospital shift

Deja Coleman has been arrested and charged after her 1-year-old was found dead inside a locked car on Wednesday in Georgia while she was working at a hospital.

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WAGA broke the news in Atlanta, United States on Thursday, July 30, 2026.
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