Foster Mother Charged In Death Of 1-year-old Baby Left In Hot Car At Pineville Shopping Center

[Sugar Cookie]

The foster mother who police say left a 1-year-old baby in a hot car at a Pineville shopping center, ultimately leading to the child’s death, is being charged.

Dawn Aberson-Vanden Broecke, 42, is charged with involuntary manslaughter. Police said Tuesday that a warrant was obtained for Broecke’s arrest and she is expected to turn herself in.

The incident happened less than a week earlier on Thursday, Aug. 29. Officers responded to a 911 call regarding the unresponsive 12-month-old inside a car at the Lowe’s parking lot on McMullen Creek Parkway.

Police say life-saving measures were taken and the child was taken to the hospital by Medic, but was pronounced dead a short time later. On Tuesday, officials said the official cause of death had been determined to be hyperthermia due to environmental exposure.

Officers say an investigation has discovered that the baby was left inside the car for a prolonged period of time by the foster mother.

Police said Broecke was at work in the nearby shopping center prior to calling 911 about the unresponsive child.

Officials say Broecke has been cooperative with police and was interviewed at the police department.

Foster mom charged in death of baby left in hot car at Pineville shopping center turns self in

Dawn Aberson-Vanden Broecke, 42, is charged with involuntary manslaughter.

www.wbtv.com

 

[Keepalowprofile]

I think she was cooking the baby for lunch.

 

[Sugar Cookie]

Who knows what type of situation this baby was removed from only to be killed by someone that the state said would make a better parental figure than the bio-parent.

Whether she does jail time or not at least she will no longer be able to foster other people's children.

 

[Sejanus]

Punch this hairy canned ham out cold

 

[LFODBiker]

In Art, I thought that the 'pear' shape was applied to bodies and not the head. To me it looks like she still has food in her mouth like a fucking chipmunk (except they're kinda cute).

Any bets she worked in the mall's food court?

 

[Satanica]

If that's her mug shot, she shouldn't be smirking or smiling or whatever expression that is. Would YOU be smiling after being arrested for negligence and an infant died?!?

 

[Sugar Cookie]

September 6, 2019

According to a search warrant, the child had been in the car for roughly seven hours by the time Broecke realized he was there and pulled over in the Lowe’s parking lot. When she checked him, the warrant says she “knew that he looked bad, possibly deceased.”

Police say the child was in a rear-facing car seat in the backseat of the Toyota Highlander, behind the driver’s seat.

Broecke told officers, according to the warrant, she forgot to drop the child off at daycare that morning and was leaving her job to pick him up when she realized he was still in the vehicle.

The police requested the search warrant to seize “the infant car seat, any evidence of child abuse or neglect, controlled substances prescribed or elicit that may be related to this infant’s death.”

The Mecklenburg County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled that the official cause of death was hyperthermia due to environmental exposure.

After a lengthy investigation, Pineville Police say they obtained the criminal warrant on Broecke and charged her with involuntary manslaughter.

Broecke and her wife were foster parents to five children, police say. The 1-year-old was reportedly the youngest, and had been with them roughly six months.


We asked Mecklenburg Co. Department of Social Services how long she had been licensed as a foster parent, the current status of her license, if her other foster kids have been removed from her care, and if there were any previous complaints against her.

A Mecklenburg Co. spokesperson tells WCCB, “We cannot comment on an active police investigation or provide any information regarding this case.”

Search Warrant Released On Foster Mom Charged In 1-Year-Old's Death - WCCB Charlotte

The Pineville Police Department says a foster mother is now facing charges after a 1-year-old child died after being left in a hot vehicle that was parked at a shopping center off Pineville-Matthews Road.

www.wccbcharlotte.com

 

[Pandorama]

This sounds like a tragic accident

 

[Satanica]

But, again, there are numerous effective ways to make sure you don't forget such as putting your purse and/or phone wherever the car seat is located. If only people would believe it can also happen to them.

 

[caitierig]

I will never, ever understand how people just let babies slip their mind.

 

[Keepalowprofile]

Broecke and her wife were foster parents to five children, police say. The 1-year-old was reportedly the youngest, and had been with them roughly six months.

thats a pretty good income.