Humble Parents Charged In Death Of Daughter Left In Hot Car

HUMBLE, TX — The parents of a 2-year-old girl who died in September have been charged with child abandonment, according to the Harris County District Attorney's Office.

Olga Esquivel, 25, and Angel Esquivel-Blanco, 25, are accused of leaving their daughter Alicia Esquivel in the backseat of their car after attending a party the previous night.

The child was found dead more than 12 hours later, and died from heat exposure, officials said.

“Parents have a duty to protect their children,” Ogg said. “And these parents will forever live with their child’s horrible death and suffer the consequences of their actions.”

Olga Esquivel told sheriff’s investigators that the family went to a party Sept. 14, 2018 according to court papers filed by prosecutors in the district attorney’s Child Fatality unit.

When they returned home at about midnight, she said she helped her intoxicated husband get inside, and they fell asleep.

When the awoke at about noon the following day, they realized Alicia was still in the car, she said.

Olga Esquivel told investigators that said she splashed water on the child and performed CPR but it was already too late.

She told investigators that she had waited more than an hour to call 911 because her cell phone battery was dead.

Olga Esquivel initially told deputies that Alicia had slept with her and her husband, according to the court papers.

She later changed her story when deputies determined the young girl had been alive in the car, and actually taken cell phone video, as late as 10 a.m. that morning.

Olga Esquivel is also charged with tampering with a corpse. Both were arrested by

Harris County Sheriff’s Office deputies.

Abandoning a child and tampering with a corpse are second degree felonies that carry penalties of up to 20 years in prison.

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