Mother Arrested After Leaving Daughter in Hot Car Before Work

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Ashlee Stallings Charged with Involuntary Manslaughter and Child Abuse

A mother was recently arrested after allegedly leaving her young daughter in a hot car before clocking into work.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) announced the arrest of Ashlee Stallings, 36, on Thursday. She has been charged with involuntary manslaughter and child abuse by willful act causing serious injury related to the death of her 8-year-old daughter.

According to a police press release, Stallings' daughter was found in critical condition in a hot car in Charlotte on Wednesday. Officers were alerted to the situation around 6:30 p.m.

"Upon arrival, officers located an 8-year-old female in critical condition inside of a vehicle," the police's statement read. "The victim was transported to the hospital and was later pronounced deceased."

Upon further investigation, it was determined that the victim had been left in a vehicle in hot weather conditions and suffered a medical emergency.

The girl's cause of death was listed as a brain herniation due to hyperthermia, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by WTVD. The affidavit revealed that Stallings returned to her car to find her daughter breathing shallowly and foaming at the mouth.

The mother then used a hammer to break open the back window and attempted to drive to a hospital. Along the way, she stopped and sought help from a local business. Stallings informed police that she was aware her daughter was in the car but believed the air conditioning was on.



Upon further investigation, it was determined that the victim had been left in a vehicle in hot weather conditions and suffered a medical emergency.

The girl's cause of death was listed as a brain herniation due to hyperthermia, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by WTVD. The affidavit revealed that Stallings returned to her car to find her daughter breathing shallowly and foaming at the mouth.

The mother then used a hammer to break open the back window and attempted to drive to a hospital. Along the way, she stopped and sought help from a local business. Stallings informed police that she was aware her daughter was in the car but believed the air conditioning was on.

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