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North Carolina police charge mother after 8-year-old dies from being left in hot car
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A woman faces an involuntary manslaughter charge in North Carolina after her child died from being left in a hot car, police said.
The 8-year-old girl was transported to a local hospital after being found in critical condition in a vehicle in Charlotte on Wednesday evening but later died from a heat-related medical emergency, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department. The child's mother was charged with involuntary manslaughter and child abuse by willful act causing serious injury.
The 36-year-old woman is being held in the Mecklenburg County Jail on a $250,000 bond, jail records show.
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