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Originally Posted by lily.
The thing is.. the child is not deliberately left in the car, so there wouldn't be windows open. The whole point in the article is that the parent forgot the child was in the car, and spent the remainder of the day under the false impression the child was safely at home or with the childminder..
If it was obvious neglect or deliberately leaving the child in the car, then I would class it as a crime, but it's a mistake made by an otherwise responsible parent. It just happens to be a lethal mistake. If it happened to me, I wouldn't care about charges or jail time, because nobody could punish me more than I would be punishing myself for it.
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Yes, I agree you are right the windows would not be opened in those circumstances. So back to the original question ... Is it a crime or inadvertent neglect ?
Yes it is a crime of neglect but is it deliberate or a one off terrible moment of forgetfulness.
Maybe it's a crime if you do it twice.