Iberia Sheriff's Office investigating death of child left in car
Detectives with the Iberia Parish Sheriff's Office are
investigating the death of a two-year-old boy who was left for
"an extended period of time" Monday afternoon.
According
to an IPSO spokeswoman, officers were called to the scene of a
"medical complaint" in the 700 block of Fox Road, off W. Admiral
Doyle Drive, around 2 p.m. Monday. When they arrived, they found
the child, who had been left in the car.
Investigators
with the Iberia Parish Coroner's Office pronounced the child
dead at the scene.
Temperatures in Iberia Parish rose
above 93 degrees F. Monday, with high humidity driving the
"feels like" temperature well above 100 degrees.
No
charges have been filed in the case as of Monday evening.
“Any time there’s a loss of a child, it’s just a very tragic event no
matter if it’s by natural means or by accident or by some other means,” he
said.