The parents of a young girl whodied after being left in a hot carwhile in the care of her grandmother in Florida last year are speaking out.
After the infant’s death, the girl’s mother, Kaila Schock, told the station, “If I’m objective — she needs to go to prison. As her daughter, it kills me to say it.”
“We were anxious, but I loved my mother and I am a daughter that wanted her mom in her life in some capacity, and in that moment, I thought that I could believe in second chances,” Kaila said, per WFTS.
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“When I was told that Ezra’s death was an accident, some sliver, child part of me, thought, ‘OK good, I get to keep this mom. This grandmother. This person,'” Kaila told the outlet.
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“Uri was at a restaurant with other people that I knew and trusted, they were in the friend group and were keeping her safe, and I had supervised many, many, many interactions that this point at my house,” Kaila told the station.
Kaila’s husband, Drew Schock added, “You couldn’t fathom it happening twice. Somebody has to answer for that.”
The grieving couple, who also have an older child, had received more than $22,000 in donations on a GoFundMe page to cover funeral and therapy costs as of Monday afternoon.
William Fletcher, the attorney representing Nix, gave WFTS the following statement: “Because somebody dies doesn’t necessarily mean that somebody has to pay. This obviously was an accident and the question was — is it culpable negligence?”
It’s unclear if Nix has entered a plea to the charge. Her next court appearance is scheduled for May 2,NBC Newsreports, citing court records.
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source: people.com
