Black Child Left In Hot Vehicle All Day—warning

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1-year-old girl dies in hot truck after dad accidentally leaves her there all day
By Emily ShapiroMay 24, 2018, 2:13 PM ET

WATCH: The baby's father "reportedly forgot about the child after dropping off her sibling at daycare," police said.
A 1-year-old girl has died in East Nashville after police say her father unintentionally left her in a car seat in the back of a pickup truck all day.

No charges are being filed at this time, police said.

The deadly incident happened Wednesday when the father, Matt Barker, left his home at 7:30 a.m. with his two children, 1-year-old Katera and a five-year-old, to take them to a day care, according to Nashville police.

Barker came home at about 8 a.m. and then left again minutes later, taking a ride share car to the airport, police said. He then flew out of the city for a business trip, police said.

Meanwhile, his wife, Jenny Barker, left the house in her car to go to work, police said.


A 1-year-old girl died after being left in a car seat all day in a pickup truck in East Nashville, May 23, 2018.
When Jenny Barker arrived at the day care that evening to pick up the kids, she was told Katera was never dropped off, police said.

She called her husband and realized the 1-year-old was still in the truck, police said.


A 1-year-old girl died after being left in a car seat all day in a pickup truck in East Nashville, May 23, 2018.
At 5:42 p.m., Jenny Barker called 911 as she pulled into her driveway, police said.

She took the baby out of the truck and started CPR until paramedics arrived, police said.

The baby was taken to Vanderbilt Children's Hospital where she was pronounced dead, police said.

The temperature reached 89 degrees in Nashville on Wednesday.

Matt Barker flew back to Nashville, arriving in town late Wednesday night, police said.

Both Jenny and Matt Barker "have been fully cooperative" with the ongoing investigation, police said, adding, that "no charges are being placed at present."

"The District Attorney’s Office is being kept apprised of detectives’ continuing work on this case," police said

ABC News' Amanda Maile contributed to this report.

 

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How does a person take a 5 year old child out of the car, but “forgets” to take the 1 year old child out? The father is lying. If they interviewed the 5 year old, he/she would tell the whole story, and nothing but the truth. As of now, no charges...

As tears roll down my face, the child didn’t deserve this. This is beyond the Devil, to me.

We’ve GOT to do and be better!!!
 

PuddingPop

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I always give the benefit of the doubt with these stories because I remember the few times I drove straight past the turn I needed to take to drop my infant daughter off at daycare, and continued on my way to work only to realize my error a few seconds later and make a u turn.
But this here makes absolutely no sense. You can’t drop one child off at daycare and “forget “ the other sitting right beside them in the back seat. Impossible. I hope they speak to that 5 yo baby and get to the bottom of this.
I also hope they leave our damn kids alone and stop “ adopting “ them , but that’s a whole nother thread.
 

TCatt86

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I read this earlier and I think it was done on purpose. The 5 yr old would have been in the backseat with the 1yr old. So he would have seen the 1yr old and the carseat. I wouldn't be surprised if the 5yr old was also like "daddy you forgot ..."

Definitely intentional. This poor precious baby deserved so much better.
 

Ganjababy

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“No charges are being filed at this time, police said.“
Because he is white. I agree, how could he forget if the 5 year old was in the back seat and came out. Even if the 5 year old came out and closed the door themselves would he not have kept checking on them through the rear view mirror on the drive to the daycare?
 

nysister

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Evil. He should die the way he killed that baby. Pure evil. They collaborated on this. I rarely believe any of these stories but I definitely don't believe him.

Why does this never happen in winter anywhere?

Yes, because it's done on purpose.

Black babies in white hands scare me. They have a history of perpetrating mass atrocities against black bodies and instead of taking care of our children many fall prey to their drugs and give them our kids. Evil, pure evil by both parties.
 
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French Rouge

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Evil. He should die the way he killed that baby. Pure evil. They collaborated on this. I rarely believe any of these stories but I definitely don't believe him.

Why does this ever happen in winter anywhere?

Yes, because it's done on purpose.

Black babies in white hands scare me. They have a history of perpetrating mass atrocities against black bodies and instead of taking care of our children many fall prey to their drugs and give them our kids. Evil, pure evil by both parties.

You know I never thought of it, but why does this only happen in the summer. Good Point.
 

nysister

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If she wasn't in on it.

Oh she was.

She hadn't spoke to him all day about the kids?
She didn't call the day care about the kids?
She waited to call 911 until she got home after realizing the baby was not at the day care.

These Aussies had a license to kill and they knew it. However since they're "cooperating" they have the "good white people" label. They should have killed themselves instead. Evil.
 

NijaG

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Lies!!!!!

Both kids were going to the same daycare and in the back seat. How do you forgot one?

My two kids go to the same daycare. If I don’t give them advance notice that one of them is not coming, when I get there, they will at least ask about the missing child.

Wicked souls.
 

TCatt86

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It happens year-round. A baby sitting in a car for hours in 50 degree weather will, at worst, be hungry with a dirty diaper.
Yeah I was going to say it does happen year round. It's just during the hotter months the outcome is fatal Though even in cooler months a car can turn into an oven. In a place like Louisiana doesn't matter the month since its hot year round and children havr died during the winter
 

nysister

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You know I never thought of it, but why does this only happen in the summer. Good Point.

Because people like this realize the outcome and how it can simply be excused away as "forgetfulness"

5 fatalities from hypothermia
853 from heatstroke

...over the past 30+ years. People are forgetting on purpose. And once they start being charged like they are, these "accidents" will likely go down.

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Leeda.the.Paladin

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Very sad. They tried to jail a black father last summer in my state who accidentally left his daughter in the car when he was at work. It was crazy because a white mom had done the same thing weeks before and she didn’t go to jail.

I think this either needs to be a crime or not a crime instead of letting some people off and not others.
 

TCatt86

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Very sad. They tried to jail a black father last summer in my state who accidentally left his daughter in the car when he was at work. It was crazy because a white mom had done the same thing weeks before and she didn’t go to jail.

I think this either needs to be a crime or not a crime instead of letting some people off and not others.
At minimum it should be considered negligence. I'm a bit over zealous but I check my backseat at least twice before I head to work. If DS father is dropping him off I send a text reminding him to check the backseat and then text him later asking how DS was feeling at drop off. Then I call the teacher. School drop off isn't apart of his normal routine . So for my peace of mind I just need to follow up
 

DeepBluSea

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I read this earlier and I think it was done on purpose. The 5 yr old would have been in the backseat with the 1yr old. So he would have seen the 1yr old and the carseat. I wouldn't be surprised if the 5yr old was also like "daddy you forgot ..."

Definitely intentional. This poor precious baby deserved so much better.

Chile once I joked that I was going to leave my son at school. My husband had picked him up early for dental appointment. I told my 3 yr old, he’ll be alright. When I say she threw a fit. She threw a fit. Where is my brother? I need my brother!

Who takes kids into daycare one at a time?

Why didn’t the daycare workers ask when he just brought in 1 kid ? If I pick up my son first, the teachers in the carpool line ask about my daughter. They are used to seeing her with me.

There are too many ifs in this story. They need to furthe investigate. Look into his on line history. Remember the folks in Texas killed the Indian baby they got from an orphanage. What is wrong with these people?
 

RossBoss

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I believe that anyone who lives children and pets in hot cars should be charged with a crime. I don't care about them forgetting. If the consequences are serious then that will cut down on people "forgetting". I hate these stories and this filth should be charged with murder because this is exactly what it is.
 

Philippians413

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Update: DCS determined that Barker did not stop at the child's daycare Wednesday morning.

He or his wife, Jenny Barker, would typically take Katera and her five-year-old sister to a daycare facility on Chapel Avenue. From there, the five-year-old would ride a shuttle to her elementary school.

Wednesday morning, Barker was running late, left home shortly before 7:30 a.m., and went directly to the elementary school.

After dropping off the five-year-old, he went home and did not stop at the daycare. He parked the pickup truck in the driveway. He then left for the airport in a ride sharing service and flew out of town on a business trip.



People are saying the 5-year-old is also Black and adopted. Either way, he was negligent.
 
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