Suspected invader charged after boy, 3, dies in hot van

Austin (Texas) American-Statesman
Cameron Park — A South Texas mother was charged with manslaughter Wednesday in the death of her 3-year-old son, who wandered off and became trapped in the family’s broken-down van on a day when temperatures topped 90 degrees. — Elena Isabel Rodriguez, 33, was doing housework Tuesday and thought that all seven children in the house were watching television, said Cameron County Sheriff Omar Lucio. But 3-year-old Francisco Estrada had wandered away and climbed into the van. An older sister found him there more than 1½ hours later, Lucio said… Read More