The father of an 8-month-old girl who died after she was left inside of a hot car has been charged with second-degree murder, Georgia Bureau of Investigation officials said during a news conference on Wednesday.
Highlights
- Davav Japez McCorry Whatley, 20, was taken into custody Wednesday morning in connection with the child’s death.
- He is accused of leaving his 8-month-old daughter inside his vehicle for several hours on Tuesday afternoon.
- The entire interaction with Whatley was recorded on body camera, investigators said.
- Authorities said at no time did Whatley inform them that a child was inside the vehicle.
- The girl died after she was left inside of a hot car Tuesday afternoon, authorities said Wednesday morning, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
- It is unclear whether the child was in the car at the time of the child’s death.