Mom Whose 2-Year-Old Died After Being Left In Car For 8 Hours Is Indicted On Homicide Charge: DA

ORANGE COUNTY, NY — Tragic events in a Hudson Valley parking lot will now play out in the criminal justice system.

Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that 33-year-old Zenaida Soriano-Rincon, of Middletown, was arraigned on Wednesday, on an indictment charging her with second-degree manslaughter, and criminally negligent homicide. She is accused of leaving her two-year-old child in a car for eight hours, causing the child's death.

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According to court documents, on Sep. 19, Soriano-Rincon brought her daughter to work with her because she had no babysitter. She left the child in the car, from around 5 a.m. until 1 p.m., with the windows up or only slightly open on a day when the temperature reached approximately 78 degrees, only checking on the child once, according to the DA.

After her shift, Soriano-Rincon brought the child to a doctor's office, where the child was found to have no pulse. The child was then taken to Garnet Medical Center and pronounced dead, with a body temperature of approximately 108.9 degrees.

At arraignment, Soriano-Rincon was remanded back to the Orange County Jail without bail, and is scheduled for a conference on February 2.

District Attorney Hoovler thanked the New York State Police Child Abuse Unit and the City of Middletown Police Department for their investigation which led to the arrest of Soriano-Rincon.

"The blameless victim in this case suffered for the alleged reckless conduct of this defendant," Hoovler said. "The outcome in this case was as tragic as it was preventable. I am grateful for the efforts of law enforcement to carefully investigate this matter. We remain committed to seeking justice on behalf of the victim."