“According to Atmore Police, Rounsavall brought his 2-year-old child to the hospital around 4:30 p.m. after the child was left unattended in a vehicle for several hours. The 2-year-old was pronounced dead by medical staff a short time later.
Police say officers discovered that the child “was supposed to be dropped off at a local daycare” in the morning.”
I think “several hours” in this case means essentially all day.
And he drove all the way back to the daycare without noticing the dead baby in the back seat.