Seven-month-old baby dies in sweltering car ‘after dad forgets to drop her at creche and accidentally leaves her in the back for four hours’
Police in Co Tipperary, Ireland are thought to be treating the tot death as 'tragic accident'
A SEVEN-month old baby died yesterday after being left in a car during a 25C heatwave in what is being viewed as a tragic accident.
The child, named locally as Chloe Fogarty, was found in an “unresponsive” state at 1pm on Thursday in the Irish village of Dundrum, Co Tipperary.
The tiny victim was airlifted to University Hospital Limerick in a critical condition but died a short time later.
Her "popular" young parents Paul and Louise, who are from the nearby village of Golden, are said to be "crippled with grief".
Irish police the Gardai are investigating but are thought to be treating it as an extremely tragic accident, although a spokesman would not confirm this to The Sun.
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It is understood that Paul was taking his daughter to a creche on his way to work at around 8am.
But he reportedly became distracted by a phonecall and forgot she was in the car.
When he went back at around 1.30pm the tot was unresponsive.
She was transferred to nearby Kickham’s sports pitch where an air ambulance was waiting to rush her to University Hospital Limerick.
But despite the best efforts of surgeons to stabilise the little girl’s condition, she was pronounced dead shortly after 5pm.
Local councillor Martin Browne offered his sympathies to the parents of the little girl, saying it was his hope now that the local community rally around them.
“I just hope that they’re able to get the support and privacy they’ll need now during this terrible time.
“I’m sure everyone in and around the village of Dundrum will be thinking of them.”
A family friend said: “The entire community is in shock. It is a huge tragedy.
“The family are very highly respected in the area. They are hard working, decent people.
“The father is very popular in the community and he would be big into GAA, sport and activities.
“He is a hard worker and just goes about his business and it’s just a terrible, terrible tragedy. He is crippled with grief.”
A report is being prepared for the coroners court and a post-mortem is expected to be carried out in the hospital today.
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