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Peoria Parents Arrested After 5-Year-Old Child Left in Car Dies: Police
Police said the boy was found unresponsive after the family returned from a baptism, and his parents were charged with negligent homicide and child abuse.
- On Sunday, a 5-year-old boy died after being found unresponsive in a vehicle in Peoria; police arrested parents Mihail Sabo and Anca Sabo on suspicion of negligent homicide and child abuse.
- Investigators reported the family returned home from a church baptism around 1 p.m., and roughly three hours later, Anca Sabo discovered the child unresponsive inside the vehicle.
- Prosecutors alleged the parents asked their 14-year-old to retrieve the boy on Monday, though the teenager testified he did not remember being asked during the court hearing.
- The family's attorney argued the death was a "tragic accident" and stated the parents called 911 and provided "standard care" upon discovering the child.
- Neighbors characterized the family as "very sweet" and questioned the charges, while Peoria police have been asked to clarify why the arrests were filed.
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Parents arrested after miscommunication led to child dying in hot car at party: police
Peoria police said the family had returned from a baptism celebration before the child was found unconscious in the vehicle and taken to a hospital.
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