Kentucky doctor not indicted over granddaughter's death in hot car

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 29 Oct, 18:15 · Archive

A Kentucky grand jury has declined to indict Dr Stacey Fazenbaker over the death of her 10-month-old granddaughter left in a car.

A Kentucky grand jury has declined to indict Dr Stacey Fazenbaker, 61, over the death of her 10-month-old granddaughter Scottie Gwyn Crowell. The child died on 13 August after being left in a hot car for eight hours in Madisonville, Kentucky.

According to the New York Post, Fazenbaker allegedly picked up the baby to take her to daycare on her way to work at Owensboro Health Multicare but forgot her in the back of the car as temperatures reached 95 degrees. When the baby's father did not find the child at daycare, her mother contacted Fazenbaker. The grandmother discovered the child unresponsive in the car around 4 p.m., eight hours later. First responders were unable to revive her.

Hopkins County Attorney Hannah Kington-Jarvis announced the decision, stating that the Madisonville Police Department had conducted a thorough investigation and that all relevant evidence was presented to the grand jury. 'Pursuant to state court rules, the Commonwealth is limited to the information that can be provided to the public as grand jury proceedings are secret proceedings by law,' she said. The baby's parents, Sydni and Micah Crowell, were consulted during the investigation.

How it is being reported

• Kentucky doctor who left baby granddaughter in hot car to die won’t be indicted, grand jury decidesA grand jury declined to indict a Kentucky doctor who allegedly forgot her 10-month-old granddaughter in a sweltering car for hours, causing her to die.New York Post · 29 Oct, 18:03
• Doctor grandma who left 10 month old granddaughter to die in hot car won't be indicted over the tragedyKentucky jurors found there was insufficient probable cause for the indictment of Stacey Fazenbaker, 61, over the August 13 death of 10-month-old Scottie Gwyn Crowell.Daily Mail · 29 Oct, 14:22

In this story: Stacey Fazenbaker · Scottie Gwyn Crowell · Kentucky · Madisonville · Hopkins County Attorney Hannah Kington-Jarvis · Owensboro Health Multicare

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