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The parents left their child at home alone in a small town in Upper Austria near the Czech border. It left the apartment and froze to death.
According to information from the DPA agency, the boy left home that night.
On Thursday morning, the child was found lifeless in the area of the neighbors’ garage.
During the night, temperatures of up to minus ten degrees prevailed.
A two-year-old child in Austria froze to death while searching for his parents. According to information from the DPA agency, the boy left home the night his 31 and 28-year-old parents were visiting the neighbors. On Thursday morning, the child was found lifeless in the area of the neighbors’ garage. The accident happened in Vorderweissenbach in the Urfahr-Umgebung district.
The mother only noticed the absence of the child around five o’clock, according to “Passauer Neue Presse”. She called the police and a short time later found her son lifeless in the area of the neighbors’ garage.
Baby monitor didn’t help
Resuscitation attempts by the emergency doctor failed. The parents had left the child alone at home in a small town in Upper Austria near the Czech border. A baby monitor was switched on, but apparently didn’t work. During the night, temperatures of up to minus ten degrees prevailed.
Now the authorities are investigating the suspicion of negligent homicide.
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(DPA / mur)