A grandma has spoken of her horror after she left her daughter’s 23-month-old son locked in a hot car.
Valerie Rowlands was babysitting on February 3 this year when she returned home from a car trip with her six grandchildren. After bringing the brood inside, she sat down to rest and dozed off, waking up with a start some two hours later.A Current Affair, she screamed for her young granddaughter to check the car parked outside.
Jone's grandmother Valerie was minding him when a momentary lapse of concentration saw him accidentally left in a hot car.Samantha was at a football game when she noticed a missed call from her mum, listening to the hysterical voicemail alerting her that something terrible had happened. News crews at the scene captured the heartbreaking sight of Samantha breaking down in the street after being told Jone had died.The heartbroken mother and daughter decided to tell their tragic story as a warning to other parents about how easy it is to become distracted.Samantha Rowlands returning to her Sydney home to learn her baby boy has died. Picture: Flavio BrancaleoneSamantha Rowlands posted a photo of her and her son Jone following his tragic death.
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