Florida mom arrested after child dies in hot car while she attended church, police say
PALM BAY, Fla. - A Florida mother has been arrested and could face charges in the death of her 11-month-old after the infant was left in a hot car while the family attended church service, according to the Palm Bay Police Department.
Officers responded to the Mount of Olives Evangelical Church in Palm Bay on May 28 after the infant was found unresponsive inside the car. The child was transported to the hospital and later died.
The child's mom, Bulaine Molme, 38, told officers that she was running late for church service, one she was officiating, and thought another member of the church had brought the child inside.
Burlaine Molme (Photo via Brevard County Sheriff's Office)
However, when the service ended about three hours later, Molme discovered that the child was not in the church or with any church members. She went out to the car and found the child unresponsive, police said.
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She was arrested and booked into jail on one count of aggravated manslaughter of a child. It will now be up to the State Attorney's Office to decide whether to pursue formal charges.