Toddler left in hot daycare van dies
A 1-year-old girl died Monday after being left in a hot van at a daycare center, and her parents want someone held accountable.
Ra'miyah Worthington died after police say she was left in a hot car at an Omaha daycare center called Kidz of the Future II. The van the toddler was left inside was registered to the owner of the daycare.
Her parents, Sina Johnson and Rianna Worthington, are still processing what happened.
Ra'miyah is the youngest of six siblings. The children were all at the daycare for five years, but now the family said all trust is lost.
"My thing is how can you forget a kid that you yourself put into the vehicle," they said. "How do you forget one when you take two off the van, how did you forget my baby."
Her parents said Ra'miyah loved eating and dancing and was always smiling.
"She loved, loved, loved her family. She loved her daddy. She was daddy's little girl," they said.
It's still unclear just how long Ra'miyah was left inside the van.
The parents said the daycare has an app so parents can check in on their children.
"They'll tell you stuff with their kids throughout the day ... she was never checked in. Only one of the three [kids] we sent was checked in ... so put two and two together ... you had to have my baby left in this car since this morning," they said.
At the hospital, Ra'miyah's parents were told her temperature was 109 degrees.
"They got it to come down to 105 degrees, but she's not breathing, you know, there's nothing they can do."
The parents said they want justice for Ra'miyah.
"Somebody needs to be locked up for this," they said. "Something needs to happen."
