Infant dies in hot car, mom stops for fast food en route to hospital: affidavit—
An arrest affidavit provides a timeline into what investigators believe happened the day a 15-month-old boy died in a hot car in Frisco.
FRISCO, Texas – A Dallas woman has been arrested on a murder charge following the death of her 15-month-old son, according to an arrest warrant affidavit released by the Frisco Police Department.
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VanessaEsquivel,27,wastakenintocustodyafteraninvestigationrevealedshelefthersoninavehiclewhilesheworkedashiftatamassageandfacialspainFrisco.Thechild’sdeathwasruledconsistentwithprolongedheatexposure,accordingtotheCollinCountyMedicalExaminer’sOffice.
Thebackstory:
IthappenedonAugust16.PolicesayEsquivelbroughtherunresponsivesontotheemergencyroomatMedicalCity-Plano.Medicalstafftoldofficersthechildhadacoretemperatureofmorethan106degreesandwasbelievedtobedeadbeforearrivingatthehospital.
ThearrestaffidavitstatesinvestigatorsbelieveshestoppedatMcDonald’sinnorthDallasandorderedfoodbeforetakinghimtothehospit
