Wow: Parents Arrested After Living In Car With Their Dead Child In Back Seat
This just doesn't make any sense.
A California couple was arrested after police discovered that they had been living out of their SUV with their dead child covered with blankets in the backseat.
Police still aren't sure how long the child was dead before being found..
A man and woman who authorities say were living out of their SUV in California were arrested after her 3-year-old daughter was found dead in the vehicle.
Authorities noticed the white Toyota Rav-4 parked the wrong way Wednesday in Rancho Cordova, with Angela Phakhin and Untwan Smith nearby. After finding out that Smith had an outstanding warrant in Arkansas, the officers searched the car and found the toddler covered by blankets in the backseat.
The child was "unresponsive," according to a Sacramento County Sheriff press release. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
The 27-year-old Phakhin, the toddler's mother, and Smith, 46, were arrested for child endangerment and conspiracy later Wednesday. They are being held in lieu of $1,000,000 bail, and will be arraigned on Friday in Sacramento Superior Court.
There were no obvious signs of trauma, according to cops. The cause of death will be determined by the coroner's office after a complete autopsy. -(NY Daily News)