Father demands the truth about his daughters’ death in boiling car
The father of two toddlers who tragically died after being left in a hot car for hours has spoken out about exposing the truth of his girls’ death.
The biological dad of two-year-old Darcey-Helen and 1-year-old Chloe-Ann told 7News he deserves to know the whole truth to his daughters’ dying.
“I want a full public inquiry into the deaths of my girls,” he said.
“I want those responsible for the inaction that led to my kids being exposed to the situation that they were in to be held accountable.
“I want to expose the truth. The community has a right to know.”
Darcey-Helen and Chloe-Ann passed away in a black station wagon parked out on the front yard their family home in Logan, south of Brisbane, on Saturday afternoon.
The two toddlers were left in the vehicle for an estimate of 6-7 hours before they were rescued.
Their mother, 27-year-old Kerri-Ann Conley, has been charged with their murders, as well as possession of dangerous drugs and possession of drug utensils.
Miss Conley is the first person to be charged under Queensland’s expanded definition of murder, which includes reckless indifference to human life.
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk told reporters the state’s safety child department was aware of the family and had contacted them in the past.
She said Attorney-General Yvette D’Ath would ask Cheryl Vardon, the Queensland Family and Child Commission’s principal commissioner, to investigate, and findings would the. Be released
“The death of these two young girls is an absolute tragedy,” she said on Monday.
“I was heartbroken when I heard about it. I think everybody would be in exactly the same position.”
Paramedics were called to the family home in the Waterford West suburb of Logan on Saturday afternoon but could not revive Chloe-Ann and Darcey Helen.
The sisters were declared dead at the scene and police say they showed signs of being exposed to extreme heat.