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* j* g2 `! x- A, A t! w% uDate: Fri. Aug. 20 2010 5:18 PM ET
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( h# n; d t& |+ y( H3 [- CA Toronto toddler died after he was left for two hours in a sweltering car outside a home in Houston, Texas, local police said.
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Khoa Nguyen's father noticed he was missing around 2 p.m. local time. He found the 2-year-old unresponsive inside a Suzuki SUV parked in the driveway.* S/ c- {( o9 C, K
2 f% h' U) N2 Z' f/ [0 @- @/ C6 @The temperature inside the vehicle had reached 50 Celsius, said Chief Jim Sumner, with the Harris County Constable's Office. It was about 37 Celsius outside at the time.
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Relatives called 911 and tried to revive the child before he was taken by ambulance to Houston Northwest Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at about 3:30 p.m.
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"Almost an hour and a half after crews responded to the scene and they took him to the hospital, his body core temperature was still 105 degrees (40 degrees Celsius)," Sumner said.2 C, Z8 m0 G" `1 k
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The family was visiting Texas, and had just returned from the grocery store when their autistic, seven-year-old son had a seizure, Sumner said. They brought him into the house to attend to him, and about two hours later the father realized Khoa was missing.8 e2 n% K2 Y4 ~2 j* o% o- M( J
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"They ran out and found they'd left him in the car," Sumner said.
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. r; |( C* [# O) M9 kPolice don't expect to lay charges against the parents, he added, but the case may go before a grand jury.3 B. C2 d2 @ h1 z# ~: b7 C
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Relatives from France were staying at the home for a family reunion. Neighbours said it was a tragic incident that happened to good people.
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"It's a sad thing," Brenda Perry told KHOU. "Make sure you check on your family members. If you have small kids make sure you check the back of your car. Check the house. We can't allow this to happen every summer to our children."
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An autopsy has been performed on the boy's body.
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5 K8 c9 _: m0 f2 }; U( b) LAccording to Children's Protective Services, Thursday's incident marks the second heat-related death of a child in the Houston area in 2010.
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A toddler died in a locked vehicle last month, after ambling away from his elderly baby sitter.
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可怜的家庭失去了家里唯一健康的小孩，留下了一个自闭症的。。。。。 |
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