Mother Pleads Guilty in Daughter’s Hot Car Death, Gets Prison Sentence

Mother Pleads Guilty in Daughter’s Hot Car Death, Gets Prison Sentence
A Georgia mother was sentenced to 20 years for leaving her daughter in a hot car while she got her hair done. Nick Starichenko/Shutterstock
Bowen Xiao
Bowen Xiao
Reporter
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A Georgia mother whose 1-year-old daughter died in a hot car while she was in a salon getting her hair done last June, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, Jan. 31, to a second-degree murder charge.

The mother, Dijanelle Fowler, 25, received a 20-year sentence, 15 years of which must be spent in prison, the Atlanta Journal-Consitution reported.
Bowen Xiao
Bowen Xiao
Reporter
Bowen Xiao was a New York-based reporter at The Epoch Times. He covers national security, human trafficking and U.S. politics.
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