A toddler tragically died after a babysitter left the girl inside a car to roast for over three hours in the scorching Florida sun — and has yet to face any charges for her deadly decision.
Brittany Nicole, 2, was being looked after by a paid babysitter in Hallandale Beach on Sunday while her mother Cristina Lopez was at work, Local 10 News reported.
Lopez said she had never had an issue with the babysitter — who has not been publicly identified — before.
The young tot, who had just celebrated her second birthday in May, was left inside a 2012 Honda Odyssey for around three hours, the Hallandale Beach Police Department told The Post.
That day the Florida city reached a blistering 92 degrees.
The toddler was rushed to a local hospital, although it is unclear by whom. She later died there and police, who were notified at around 1:35 p.m., alerted her mother to the tragedy.
While the girl’s official cause of death has not been released, children left in hot vehicles can die within 10 minutes, according to the National Weather Service.
The circumstances surrounding the tragedy are still being investigated but Lopez claims the babysitter asked an older relative with dementia to watch the tot, the outlet reported.
That man, who is reportedly the babysitter’s father, left the little girl in the back of the vehicle from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., a GoFundMe page organized for the grieving mother said.
Lopez claims police told her on July 7 that no charges will be filed against the babysitter or her father, as the man has “mental illness” and because there was no contract in place for the babysitter, according to the fundraiser.
“I just want justice for my child,” Lopez told Local 10 News.
The heartbroken mother added that she thought she did everything right by her only child.
Authorities remained mostly tight-lipped about the case Thursday.
“The Broward State Attorney’s Office is reviewing the circumstances to determine whether criminal charges are appropriate, and the Department is awaiting the Medical Examiner’s final report,” the Hallandale Beach Police Department said in a statement to The Post.
No charging decision has been made yet, the department added.
“This tragedy has touched our entire community,” Police Chief Michel Michel said in a statement to The Post. “While nothing can undo the pain this family is experiencing, our hearts remain with the child’s family.
“We hope this child’s story inspires every caregiver to adopt one simple habit: always check the back seat before leaving your vehicle. Taking one extra moment could prevent another family from experiencing this unimaginable loss.”
