US EditionBaby Dies After Being Left in Hot Car in Belgium
NAMUR, BELGIUM, JUL 18 – The baby died of hyperthermia after being left for several hours inside a vehicle at a company carpark, prompting a manslaughter probe by Namur prosecutors.
- A 15-month-old baby died after being left in a car on a warm summer day in Namur, Belgium, on July 17, 2025.
- The baby was forgotten inside the vehicle for several hours while temperatures reached around 25 degrees Celsius, prompting a manslaughter investigation.
- A forensic investigation found no evidence of foul play and determined that the infant passed away due to overheating after being left inside a vehicle at the father's workplace parking lot.
- Authorities reported that early investigation results indicate the child was left inside a vehicle, while local news outlets claimed the father neglected to take the baby to daycare.
- The case highlights the risk of pediatric vehicular heatstroke, with 15 U.S. children reported dead this July alone, prompting new vehicle safety reminder laws starting in 2025.
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The man from Namur (Belgium) forgot to leave his child at kindergarten and left it in the car when he went to work. The 15-month-old child did not survive.
In the Belgian town of Namur, a man left his toddler in the car on Thursday. The 15-month-old baby died of overheating. The father forgot to leave his offspring in the kindergarten. The child died "without third-party influence," as the prosecutor announced. Local media reported that the father should have left the baby on the way to work in the kindergarten. However, apparently he forgot – a fatal mistake. The baby was later found dead in his c…
In Belgium, a 15-month-old boy died after his father left him in a hot car. The incident occurred in the city of Namur. The man was supposed to drop off his two children at two daycare centers, according to Belgian media reports. He had dropped off his oldest child that morning. Then he drove to work, forgetting his youngest. When the boy's grandparents wanted to pick him up from daycare at the end of the day and the father was asked for an expl…
A 15-month-old baby was found dead on Thursday afternoon in Namur, Belgium, inside a car in which he had been forgotten.
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