5-Year-Old Child in Foster Care Dies After Being Left in Hot SUV in Nebraska

Published on July 12, 2024

OMAHA, Neb.—A 5-year-old Nebraska boy in foster care died after being left for several hours inside a hot SUV, and his foster mother is now facing charges. Officers were called at 5:11 p.m. Wednesday to a beauty salon parking lot. Lt Neal Nonacci told the Omaha World-Herald that someone saw the boy and contacted police. The child was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. “At this time, it appears that the child was left unattended inside of a vehicle for an extended period of time,” police said in the release. Police said Thursday that the boy’s foster mother, 40-year-old Juanita Piñon of Omaha, was arrested and charged with child abuse by neglect resulting in death. It wasn’t immediately clear if she had an attorney. A call to her home phone number went unanswered....

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