Baby dies after kids left home alone put her in oven and burn her to death
- 8 years ago
HOUSTON — A 19-month-old girl died in Houston on Monday evening after her siblings locked her inside an oven and turned it on.
Court records obtained by ABC affiliate KTRK show the mother of the children, identified as Raquel Thompson, left the baby, two 3-year-olds and a 5-year-old home alone while she went out to buy pizza and pick up a prescription.
The baby's two 3-year-old siblings told authorities that one of them took their younger sister, J'Zyra Thompson, into the kitchen and placed her inside the oven. The other turned it on. They said the baby kicked the oven's door while she was trapped inside. The 5-year-old was reportedly asleep in a different room.
When the mother returned home, she found the three children in the kitchen. The baby was on the floor with multiple burns. She performed CPR on her but could not save her.
The surviving children are currently in foster care.
Neighbors told KNOE News it was not uncommon to see the children unsupervised.
Thompson, who has an older child who lives with his father and who is pregnant with her current boyfriend's child, was released after questioning, as was her boyfriend. Court filings cited by KTRK indicate criminal charges are expected.
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Court records obtained by ABC affiliate KTRK show the mother of the children, identified as Raquel Thompson, left the baby, two 3-year-olds and a 5-year-old home alone while she went out to buy pizza and pick up a prescription.
The baby's two 3-year-old siblings told authorities that one of them took their younger sister, J'Zyra Thompson, into the kitchen and placed her inside the oven. The other turned it on. They said the baby kicked the oven's door while she was trapped inside. The 5-year-old was reportedly asleep in a different room.
When the mother returned home, she found the three children in the kitchen. The baby was on the floor with multiple burns. She performed CPR on her but could not save her.
The surviving children are currently in foster care.
Neighbors told KNOE News it was not uncommon to see the children unsupervised.
Thompson, who has an older child who lives with his father and who is pregnant with her current boyfriend's child, was released after questioning, as was her boyfriend. Court filings cited by KTRK indicate criminal charges are expected.
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