{"id":13397,"date":"2024-07-18T21:31:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-18T21:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=13397"},"modified":"2024-07-18T21:31:01","modified_gmt":"2024-07-18T21:31:01","slug":"mom-sent-heartbreaking-text-to-husband-after-2-year-old-daughter-dies-in-car-as-temperatures-hit-109-degrees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=13397","title":{"rendered":"Mom sent heartbreaking text to husband after 2-year-old daughter dies in car as temperatures hit 109 degrees"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two-year-old Parker Scholtes tragically died on July 11<\/h2>\n

The devastating text message sent from a mom to her husband upon discovering their lifeless toddler in a hot car has been revealed.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Earlier this month, two-year-old Parker Scholtes had been left to sleep in the car by her father Christopher Scholtes after they returned to their\u00a0Arizona<\/a>\u00a0home from shopping.<\/p>\n

Temperatures in the vehicle went on to hit 109 degrees and by the time Parker’s mother, Erika Scholtes – a doctor at Banner University Medical Center -came home around 4pm, the little girl was unconscious from the affects of being left in the hot car for too long.<\/p>\n

The AC had been on for the toddler, but the car automatically shuts it off after 30 minutes.<\/p>\n

Parker was rushed to hospital but despite medical staff’s best efforts,\u00a0she was later pronounced dead<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Christopher has since been charged with second-degree murder and child abuse.<\/p>\n

While he initially claimed that his young daughter had only been in left in the car for 30 minutes,\u00a0shocking new evidence<\/a>\u00a0suggests that Parker had been left in the vehicle for as long as three hours.<\/p>\n

It’s also alleged that Christopher had been ‘distracted by his\u00a0PlayStation<\/a>‘, which lead to him forgetting that the two-year-old was in the car.<\/p>\n

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\"Erika<\/div>\n

Erika and Christopher Scholtes pictured with Parker and their other two daughters. (Instagram)<\/cite><\/div>\n

Police also say that surveillance footage shows that the father-of-three failed to check on Parker over this period of time.<\/p>\n

Further details in the criminal complaint show text exchanges between Erika and Christopher on the harrowing day Parker died.<\/p>\n

As per<\/a>\u00a0the Mail Online, Erika is said to have text her husband while Parker was on her way to the hospital: “I told you to stop leaving them in the car, how many times have I told you.”<\/p>\n

After Parker was confirmed to have died, she sent another text to him that read: “We’ve lost her, she was perfect.”<\/p>\n

Christopher replied: “Babe I’m sorry! How could I do this. I killed our baby, this can’t be real.”<\/p>\n

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\"Christopher<\/div>\n

Christopher Scholtes has been charged with second-degree murder. (Pima County Sheriff’s Office)<\/cite><\/div>\n

Backing Erika’s first text, apparently the couple’s other two daughters have told police that it wasn’t uncommon for their dad to leave them in the car.<\/p>\n

Erika has since labelled Parker’s death as a ‘big mistake’ as she appealed for Christopher to be allowed to stay at home with his family ahead of his hearing next month.<\/p>\n

“This was a big mistake and I think that it doesn\u2019t represent him,” Erika told a judge. “I just want the girls to see their father – that I don\u2019t have to tell them tonight that they\u2019re going to have to endure another loss.”<\/p>\n

The judge went on to grant her request. Christopher’s preliminary hearing has been set for August 1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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