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Mother
is in jail after toddler left in van
dies
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HEALDSBURG, Calif. Authorities say a
two-year-old boy died yesterday after his mother
left him in a locked minivan for more than five
hours in 92-degree heat. Thirty-five-year-old
Rena Corban is held in Sonoma County jail.
Police say she was intoxicated when she
left the toddler and his four-year-old brother
in a van parked in front of their home. The
windows were rolled up.
The two-year-old wasn't breathing when
the father, Justin Paulsen, discovered the boys.
He was pronounced dead on the way to a
hospital.
Police say the four-year-old had crawled
out of his car seat and had taken off his
clothes.
The temperature inside the van could have
reached 120 degrees.
Police are still investigating the case,
but say the mother could possibly face charges
of child endangerment and homicide.
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