Baby dies in hot car while mum in hair salon for six hours
A mother has been charged with murder and accused of trying to cover up her baby's death after she allegedly left her in a hot car while at the hair salon for six hours.
Dijanelle Fowler went to her appointment at the Northlake Festival shopping plaza in Georgia on June 15 at 10am and CCTV footage shows her spending six hours inside before returning to her car, the arrest warrant alleges.
Fowler had a man help her jumpstart the car after she left it running and police said baby Skyler was already dead in the back seat, 11 Alive reported.
Police allege the mother put clothing over the child's body to "hide" her from the man helping restart the car.
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She then texted a family member to say she was going to see a doctor for headaches and police said she searched 'seizures' in Google and called 911 to report having one.
Police found the baby dead in the car on responding to the call.
After she was released from hospital, Fowler turned herself in and was charged wwith second-degree murder, second-degree cruelty to children, and concealing a death.
DeKalb County Police Captain Jerry A. Lewis said he does not believe Fowler's actions were intentional.
"It seems that it was an accident. However, with that in mind. There's consequences that come with that," he said.
