- One-year-old girl couldn’t be revived
- Man assisting police with inquiries
A man is assisting police with their inquiries after a baby girl was found dead in a car outside a childcare centre.
Emergency services raced to the scene in Marana Road, Earlwood in Sydney‘s inner-west at about 5.35pm on Tuesday following reports of an unresponsive child inside a car.
The one-year-old girl was sadly unable to be revived at the scene, despite paramedics’ best efforts.
There are reports that the little girl was mistakenly left in the car all day parked outside Jelly Beings Early Learning Centre
A man believed to be the girl’s father, had gone to pick her up from childcare only to realise he hadn’t dropped her off in the morning, the Daily Telegraph reported.
Temperatures soared above 30C across Sydney on Tuesday.
NSW Police have established a crime scene and commenced an investigation.
Police remain at a Earlwood childcare centre, where a one-year-old girl was found unresponsive in a car
Paramedics were unable to revive the unresponsive baby girl
‘A male occupant of the vehicle – believed to be related to the child – is assisting with inquiries at Burwood Police Station,’ a police statement read.
‘No further information is available at this stage.’
No charges have been laid.
Photos from the scene show the cordoned off street swarming with police officers and paramedics.
A police rescue van was also on scene.
A distraught man was seen standing in front of an ambulance speaking to police, who remain at the scene.
Police are scheduled to address the media later on Tuesday night.
Police were called to Marana Road in Earlwood at about 5.35pm on Tuesday. Pictured is the cordoned off scene
Anyone with information is urged to call Crime Stoppers.
The temperature inside a car can be more than 30 degrees hotter than outside the car, according to the NRMA.
Children trapped inside cars during hot days can become quickly distressed, dehydrated and can die from organ failure.
More to come.
