There will be an investigation anyway. And you can be sure every part of that couples lives will be taken apart and put back together.
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They probably will take a case, but I doubt any punishment or ājusticeā issued will ever be worse than knowing you are the reason your child died. Iām not sure any sentencing or such would be beneficial in the case, it was a horrible lapse in concentration that had massively significant repercussions.
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That bastion of parenting, the McCannās, were only gone for 2 hours.
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100% agree.
Gross negligence manslaughter.
+1 its fucking horrendous leaving the child for that long
Not being judgmental here, but I am wondering would everyone be so understanding if it was an itinerant in this position
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I dont know anything about the man or his upbringing, education or relationship with his own cousins. Iām choosing not to read or listen to anything about it only whats been mentioned here, and even thats more than I need to know. The whole thing is too horrifying to consider.
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You would have most of the board calling for him to be hanged.
I expect he will be tried and convicted of manslaughter and given a suspended sentence.
If anything it will be involuntary manslaughter and I donāt think you can accuse most of the board of wanting him hanged.
I know absolutely nothing of the man or the family. All I have heard is that a 7 month old girl died after being left in the car for over 5 hours. I still havent seen much more on it than that, so they could be an itinerant, foreigner, Irish or whatever. And they are from Tipperary. Thats about all I know. So Iād have the same thoughts regardless of the man or familyās background.
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What is the point of that? Is it just to make the guilt and anguish official?
I will be amazed if the lad sees out the year. I know if it was me I wouldnāt be able to go on. Awful as it sounds but that is the truth. To me there is no comeback from something as devastatingly tragic as this.
I agree with the second part Taz.
As to the first, in my view, his negligence killed a person and that is manslaughter. The law is not supposed to decide when it applies and when not. I expect the judge would not send him to jail.
Itās tragic. The man will never be ok again.
His close friends and family will be important in the days and weeks ahead. I donāt know the man either but youāve got to think he will be going through a range of emotions/thoughts.
A couple of times recently Iāve had the young fella in the back seat, Iāve arrived home and forgot to take him out. These would be non routine trips. But heās five so heād probably let himself out anyway.
Another thing is having the baby chair in the back seat rather than the front seat. Less chance of forgetting the kid if they are next to you. Safety wise would prefer to have the kid in the back seat.
Surely youāre not allowed have the babyseat in the front? That was my understanding.
The missus went half way to work one day with the firstborn in the car with her. She was only back in work a few weeks. Exhaustion will do fucked up things to you, thereās a reason its a favoured form of torture.
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Wasnāt there something about not having the baby seat in the front due to possible damage by an air bag?
Iāve seen people put the seats in the front but Iād never do it my self.
probably
Perfectly legal to have car seat in front. Illegal however to have it rear facing in front seat if there is an airbag protecting passenger seat. Would often see lads with āwork vansā i.e. no back seats having child seats up front
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