US EditionHammond child dies in hot car, man arrested
- Joseph Boatman, a 35-year-old man from Hammond, was taken into custody at the St. Tammany Parish jail on Sunday after his 21-month-old daughter was found deceased following being left secured in a vehicle near his home in the Madisonville area for several hours.
- Boatman collected his daughter around 2:30 a.m. Sunday after drinking multiple alcoholic beverages, then went inside a nearby home, leaving the child alone in the vehicle and not coming back.
- A family member found the toddler unresponsive shortly before noon Sunday, prompting St. Tammany deputies and the Major Crimes Unit to investigate the case involving compromised judgment.
- St. Tammany Sheriff Randy Smith expressed deep sorrow over the tragedy, emphasizing that leaving a child in a vehicle during extreme heat—when temperatures exceed 100 degrees—can quickly lead to fatal consequences.
- Boatman faces second-degree murder charges while the coroner's office confirms an autopsy was performed and awaits toxicology results as the case remains under investigation.
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