Ra’Miyah Worthington.Photo:Go Fund Me
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A daycare worker has been charged after the death of a 1-year-old who was left in a hot van, according to multiple reports.
Ra’Miyah Worthington died on Monday in Omaha after she was left in the vehicle at the daycare center, Kidz of the Future Child Development Center II,6 Newsreports.
The van — which is registered to the owner of the daycare — was used on Monday morning to pick up Worthington and two of her siblings, per the outlet. However, while Worthington’s two siblings were removed from the vehicle at the daycare center, the 1-year-old was left inside.
According toABC News, the police believe Worthington was left in the van for around five hours before being discovered.
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Ryan Williams.Omaha Police Department via AP
Omaha Police Department via AP
“The Omaha Police Department’s Child Special Victims Unit is investigating the death of a one-year-old child at 5001 Leavenworth Street,”the Omaha Police Department said in a press release. “Officers responded to Kidz of the Future Childcare at 3:06 p.m. Monday for an unresponsive child who was left in a van.”
The father also told the outlet that the daycare’s app showed that his daughter was never checked into the daycare on the day she was left in the van.
PEOPLE has contacted Kidz of the Future Child Development Center II for comment. AGoFundMehas been created for Worthington’s family.
“Her family is forever scarred,” the fundraiser reads in part.
source: people.com
