Goias, Brazil: Toddler Ravi Rocha da Silva, 2, dies after being left inside car while parents worked
The two-year-old spent hours in the car while temperatures soared above 30 degrees.
A two-year-old has died after he was left inside a car while his mum went to work.
Ravi Rocha da Silva was asleep in a car on October 28 in Goias, Brazil, out the front of his family’s produce shop, where both of his parents worked.
The day was forecast to reach a maximum temperature of 33 degrees in the area.
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When Ravi’s mum checked on him and noticed that he was profusely sweating about half an hour later, she started the engine, rolled up the windows, and turned the air-conditioning on.
The mum then returned to work, leaving her son alone in the running car asleep.
Around 12.30pm, Ravi’s dad went to check on his son after going on a supplies run for the store.
He found the two-year-old unconscious in the car.
The vehicle was still running but the air-conditioning had cut out.
Emergency services were contacted but paramedics were unable to revive the boy and he was declared dead.
The mother collapsed in shock and was taken to hospital for treatment, according to Record Goiás.
An investigation into the toddler’s death has been launched and investigators are working to determine why the air-conditioning failed.
Child and protective services are involved.
Detective Gabriela Souza de Moura said it was understood that the mum regularly left her toddler sleeping in the vehicle while she worked at the fruit store.
In an emotional service on October 29, Ravi was farewelled by his loved ones at Cemiterio Parque Memorial.
