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'Horrible Tragedy': Virginia Man Commits Suicide After Toddler Dies In Hot Car 'Horrible Tragedy': Virginia Man Commits Suicide After Toddler Dies In Hot Car
'Horrible Tragedy': Virginia Man Commits Suicide After Toddler Dies In Hot Car A Virginia father killed himself after he accidentally left his infant son to die in a hot car on Tuesday, June 28, news reports said. Police in Chesterfield County said they were alerted to the situation after the boy's mother and relatives called authorities around noon to say the 18-month-old wasn't at daycare, the Richmond-Times Dispatch reported. They said the boy's father was making suicidal comments, and officers needed to get to the home immediately.  When police arrived, they found the car door open and the car seat empty, Lt. Col. Chris Hensley said in a press conference…

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by Josh Lanier