Sentenced: Mom Told Police, “I Began Walking & Forgot Her,” Leaves Unresponsive 1YO In Hot Car

[Sugar Cookie]

She told police, “I began walking and forgot her,” according to an affidavit.

Police said Charlesie Edwards, 27, was talking about her 1-year-old child who was found left alone and unresponsive inside an extremely hot car in Aspen Friday afternoon.

Temperatures inside the car reached 116 degrees, police said.

Medical crews treated the baby — which documents state was soaking wet with sweat — on the scene for more than half an hour. The child survived and was placed with a temporary guardian, according to the affidavit.

Meanwhile, officers caught up with Edwards more than six blocks away “under the influence of alcohol and possibly drugs,” the documents read. She was booked into Pitkin County Jail on suspicion of criminal attempt to commit negligent homicide and child abuse.

‘I began walking and forgot her:' Mom accused of leaving baby in 116-degree car

She told police, “I began walking and forgot her,” according to an affidavit obtained by Denver7 Tuesday.

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[MildlyMedicated]

Once again Drugs & Parenting do not mix!
Just give this baby to a couple that will cherish the miracle a child is!

 

[Muriel Schwenck]

I bet mom did not forget to take her phone with her!

 

[EyEgOrE]

I bet mom did not forget to take her phone with her!

or the rest of her drugs.

 

[Sejanus]

Feckless junkie lush.
Spay her

 

[BuffettGirl]

Best you keep walking and give that precious baby girl a REAL shot at having a life...

 

[Sugar Cookie]

A 28-year-old local woman who left her baby in a 116-degree car in Aspen pleaded guilty to attempted manslaughter.

Charlesie Edwards was sentenced to four years of supervised probation in a plea deal that calls for her guilty plea to be stricken from her record provided she stays out of trouble during probationary period.

Aspen police initially charged Edwards with attempted negligent criminal homicide after finding the baby unresponsive and soaked in sweat in the car that was parked on Aug. 2, 2019. Police had been alerted by a woman passing by who noticed the 11/2-year-old alone and unconscious in the car.

Paramedics treated the girl for 30 minutes.

Edwards was located an hour later at a downtown Aspen clothing store drunk, possibly under the influence of drugs and “making suicidal statements,” according to court documents.

Later at the Pitkin County Jail, she expressed remorse for her actions, saying, “I can’t believe I did this. I could have killed her.”

In addition to the now 2½-year-old, Edwards also has a 12-year-old and a 7-year-old, all three of whom have been taken away from her and are in the care of the state’s Department of Human Services, according to Monday’s court hearing.

Prosecutor Don Nottingham said Edwards suffers from drug and alcohol issues and that he was hopeful that she would one day have a relationship with her children.

Edwards’ attorney, public defender Ashley Andrews, said that a week before leaving the baby in the car, Edwards suffered a “terrible trauma” that led to her actions. Further, “the accident could have happened to anyone,” Andrews said.

“She absolutely loves her children,” she said, adding that Edwards’ No. 1 priority is getting them back. “I don’t believe she would ever harm her children intentionally.”

Mother who left baby in hot car sentenced

A 28-year-old local woman who left her baby in a 116-degree car a year in ago in Aspen pleaded guilty Monday to attempted manslaughter.

www.aspentimes.com