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Parents arrested after 6-month-old found inside hot car

Parents face charges for endangering a child left in a hot car with broken AC while they attended an event, leading to the infant being revived.

  • On Saturday, police arrested K'Yana Curry, 32, and Varden Lovett, 51, of Bellefontaine Neighbors after their 6-month-old son was found unresponsive inside an unattended vehicle at the 1400 block of N. Kingshighway Boulevard.
  • The parents left the infant alone in the parked car while attending the Urban League Expo; temperatures inside the vehicle climbed over 90 degrees while the air conditioning remained broken.
  • After a passerby called 911, St. Louis Metropolitan Police forced entry to the vehicle and extracted the sweat-covered child; the St. Louis Fire Department then revived the unresponsive infant.
  • Curry and Lovett face charges of first-degree endangering the welfare of a child resulting in physical injury and are being held without bond pending investigation.
  • The infant remains in stable condition at a hospital while authorities investigate the incident that occurred during the couple's participation in the Urban League Expo.
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A citizen alerted the police after hearing the minor cry, who was rescued with signs of thermal congestion.

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One citizen heard the newborn cry, who was in a completely closed vehicle and with symptoms of thermal congestion.

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Parents have been arrested in Seville after leaving their baby abandoned inside a fully closed vehicle, with the insurances activated and just a window...

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One citizen heard the baby cry inside the car and brought it to the attention of the police, who came to the scene to verify the facts.

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WMBF News broke the news on Tuesday, August 18, 2026.
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