- A 19-month-old boy died after being left in a car by his mother and her boyfriend
- Not wanting to wake him after a long car journey, the couple left the child asleep while they went upstairs for a nap in the western town of Nenzing in Vorarlberg
- Later the boyfriend rushed down to the car and found the child’s lifeless body
A 19-month-old boy has died in Austria after being left in a hot car by his 17-year-old mother and her boyfriend, police said on Thursday.
Not wanting to wake him after a long car journey, the couple – who have not been named – left the child asleep while they went upstairs for a nap in the western town of Nenzing in Vorarlberg.
Later the boyfriend rushed down to the car, which was in a secluded spot, and found the child’s lifeless body, state police said.
A 19-month-old boy has died in the Austrian town of Nenzing in Vorarlberg (pictured) after being left in a hot car by his 17-year-old mother and her boyfriend, police said on Thursday
Temperatures at the time were around 30 degrees Celsius (86 Fahrenheit).
‘An autopsy… in Innsbruck established the cause of death as heat stroke,’ a statement said.
The couple are now receiving counselling.
Tragically this is not the first time a child has died after being left in a hot car.
Temperatures at the time were around 30 degrees Celsius (86 Fahrenheit) (Stock image)
In May, a seven-month old baby girl died after being left in a hot car for ‘several hours’ in the village of Dundrum, County Tipperary.
In June, two children died after their left mother them in a car in Texas.