Father forgets little daughter in car (in Italy)
A one-year-old child has died in Italy after being left in a heated car for several hours in the scorching sun. The child's father had forgotten to take her out of the car in the morning and instead drove to his workplace, parking the car on an industrial estate in the commune of Marcon near Venice. Temperatures in the region of North Italy reached up to 34 degrees in the shade.
The father only realized several hours later that he had left his daughter in the locked car when he wanted to go on lunch break with his colleagues. Emergency services were able to only confirm the child's death. The father was taken to the hospital in Mestre, a suburb of Venice, in shock. He and the child's mother are now being psychologically supported, Ansa reported.
Large parts of Italy have been affected by a heatwave for several days. The southern part of the Mediterranean country has been particularly affected, where temperatures of up to 35 to 37 degrees were measured on Thursday. It was also very hot in the capital Rome, with temperatures reaching up to 38 degrees. Similar high temperatures were also recorded in the tourist hotspot Florence. In the north, it was only slightly cooler, with temperatures just above 30 degrees. Experts continue to warn against leaving children in closed cars during summer temperatures.**
Despite the father's forgetfulness, he was a gentle and caring person, often showing affection towards his daughter. The incident occurred in Italy, where the father worked in an industrial estate near Venice.
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