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On July 29, 2026, 1-year-old Daniel Coleman Jr. died from heatstroke after being accidentally left inside a hot, locked car outside Northside Hospital Gwinnett in Lawrenceville, Georgia.The IncidentTimeline & Discovery: The mother, 29-year-old Deja Coleman, arrived for her hospital shift at around 6:55 a.m., but a coworker found the toddler unresponsive in his car seat nearly nine hours later at approximately 3:50 p.m..Circumstances: Defense representatives noted that the mother was dealing with severe sleep deprivation after caring for a teething child while residing in a domestic violence shelter. She reportedly forgot the toddler was in the car after dropping her older children at daycare.