EAST HANOVER TOWNSHIP, NJ (Morris County) – A mother was charged after her 6-month-old daughter died last month from being left in a hot car in East Hanover Township, according to Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll.
On July 17, at around 1:30 p.m., police responded to a parking lot in the area of South Ridgedale Avenue on Route 10 for a 911 call of a pediatric patient in a parked vehicle, Carroll said.
Paramedics attempted to render lifesaving aid to a six-month-old female infant and she was subsequently pronounced dead at the hospital, Carroll said.
The investigation revealed that the infant was left unattended in the vehicle for approximately four and a half hours, Carroll said.
Livia Patelli, 33, of Roseland, the infant’s mother, has been charged with second-degree endangering the welfare of a child. She was detained at the Morris County Correctional Facility pursuant to Criminal Justice Reform, but was subsequently released following her First Appearance Hearing held on Aug. 1, Carroll said..
This investigation remains active and ongoing. Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to call the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office at 973-285-6200, or the East Hanover Police Department at 973-887-0432.
