That's a horrific story. I believe I saw it on Court TV. It's also an interesting situation. The woman's child died a horrible death. If that were to happen again today with the new laws she could be prosecuted. So do we prosecute someone who just lost their child in such a horrible manner? Wouldn't she have suffered enough? While my own opinion would be no I think prosecutors might have a hard time finding a jury that would convict.
4:40 p.m. July 6, 2005 LA JOLLA – A sport utility vehicle stolen with a sleeping toddler inside was recovered two hours later Wednesday after authorities launched a massive search and issued an Amber Alert for the vehicle.
The 2-year-old girl was still inside the SUV when police found it parked next to a building on the University of California at San Diego campus at North Torrey Pines Road and La Jolla Shores Drive.
A woman had left her daughter inside the Toyota 4-Runner while she went into a sandwich shop in the La Jolla Shores area, then discovered the SUV and the child gone upon her return minutes later, police said.
The auto theft and kidnapping occurred in the 2200 block of Torrey Pines Road shortly before 2:30 p.m., police said.
The mother told investigators she left the keys in the ignition of her vehicle, with the toddler asleep in the back seat, when she went into the sandwich shop, authorities said.
Police issued the child abduction alert, urging the public to be on the lookout for the SUV, at the same time launching a massive search.