Lindenwold man charged with abuse, neglect after 22-month-old girl died in hot car
CAMDEN - Prosecutors in Camden County have charged a 60-year-old Lindenwold man with fourth degree abuse and neglect after a 22-month-old girl died inside a hot car last month.
According to investigators, Shelton Shambry accidentally left the child inside of a van at the PATCO High Speed Line in Lindwood, New Jersey on the afternoon of Aug. 16.
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Officers who arrived at the seen report finding an unresponsive child in her car seat with the passenger side window broken. Emergency officials pronounced the child dead at the scene.
A county medical examiner later ruled her cause of death accidental. Investigators also concluded the Shambry put the child in the vehicle around 6:30 a.m. and forgot she was there.
Prosecutors say Shambry was charged on a summons and released pending future court proceedings.