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9-month-old baby suffocates in car seat inside babysitter's closet in Fort Worth, Texas
Modified Date:
Fri, 12/23/2022 - 8:08amAccident Date:
Monday, August 7, 2017Baby strangles on car seat strap inside babysitter's closet
The medical examiner ruled the 9-month-old was suffocated by the straps of his car seat. An unfastened lower strap between the boy’s legs was likely the cause, police say.
"What it sounds like is that bottom buckle was never attached. So, the baby unfortunately began to slide down, and the weight of himself against that beam is possibly what it is that caused him to suffocate,” Perez said.
9-Month-Old Unattended Baby Suffocated in Car Seat Left in Closet: Police
Investigators confirmed the caretaker placed the child in the car seat, and then inside a closet, so that he could sleep. When the caretaker later checked on the child, he was deceased.
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Type: Other Type of Accident
People Involved:
John Norris
Roadway:
Woodpecker LaneCity:
Fort Worth, TXCounty:
Tarrant County, TXArea:
Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX
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