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Woman Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter After Child Left In Hot Car

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ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. — A woman whose child died after being left in a hot car has been charged with involuntary manslaughter.

Leslee Anne Wood, 23, of Nashville, is scheduled to make her first court appearance Monday.

Wood's An 11-month-old baby boy , Logan Molden, died after being left in a parked car in Rocky Mount. The baby was pronounced dead on arrival at Nash General Hospital.

According to investigators, the child was left in a vehicle at an insurance office on North Church Street, where Wood worked. Wood said she forgot he was in the car.

The baby had been in the car about two hours before being taken to the hospital.

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