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Mom charged with negligent homicide in tot's heat-related death in Layton

Not to sound rude, but why wouldn't charges be filed? Someone died because of her negligance.

I am a mother of 2 and could not forget about my children. Their is not a moment that goes by that I am not thinking of them. How could she not think about he child for 2 hours. She was not a good mom! The suffering of the lost of her child is not punishment.She needs jail time for the murder of her child!

This mom does not deserve to have charges filed against her. What possible purpose can they serve? If her address was in East side Draper, Holiday or Pepperwood, you can bet that no charges would have been filed.

ANY parent who leaves their child in the car, accidentally or on purpose is a CRIMINAL.

Isn't it ironic that you need a licence to drive a car, permits to carry firearms, but any idiot can be a parent.

To middle class, if ONE child is saved because of this lady being held responsible then her being brought up on charges is well worth the effort. Something has to be done to make our babies safe, sometimes from our own selfishness.

No charges should be filed. Her life has been destroyed along with the family most likely.

The lives of average Americans have become way too hectic. Accidents happen to good people too. I don't know this person from Adam, but if it were me or my wife, the death of my child would leave me so scarred no amount of counseling or length of time would ease my pain. I choose to reserve my judgement of this woman's need for additional punishment for the courts, they'll know a lot more about it than the rest of us. If it was an accident, which I can only hope is the case, I don't think she deserves additional punishment beyond her son's death!

No charges??? Your right, lets not charge someone who commited a horrible crime. You know what, lets just not charge anyone for any crimes. People dont need to be responsible for their horrible actions.

There needs to be charges to crimes so others think twice.

You live, you learn... This lady needs to learn, and I do believe some form of punishment should take place along with the life-long guilt she will face for her carelessness of her own flesh and blood.
Life is hard, get a helmet. Thats why we have a justice system. The child needs justice. Hopefully people will wake up and realize its blazing hot outside and no one, not even pets or fruit should be left in the car.

There have been TOO MANY child related deaths in the US due to parents leaving there children in cars and most of them no charges have been filled.

I do not belive this woman needs any more punishment by the state than she will give her self for her actions have caused.

But something has to be done to alert parents that it will kill their children to leave them in the car unattended in the heat- maybe if charges are filed the public will start to get the picture.

This unfortunate event reminds me of event in Utah in 2000 and 2001. 2 year old Gage Wayment was left asleep in a vehicle by his father in the mountains while he was out hunting. Gage got out of the vehicle and froze to death in the mountains after getting lost. His father was tried and given a 1 month punishment by the judge, however just prior to serving his sentence, his father committed suicide in the mountains where they found his son. In this ladies case, I see this as even more accidental. I'm not opposed to the trial itself, but I do believe it will prove as an accident and no additional punishment will or should be given.

I am huge animal lover, so I recognize the irony of animal abuse being a felony and this charge being a lesser charge.

But I think the difference is, animal abuse is usually committed by people who don't care, or who think that its okay to run over a kitten or toss it out of the car. They don't have a moral compass with regard to the treatment of animals.

But all except the most callous would argue that this was anything but a hugely unfortunate accident, that this woman does not believe that babies are lesser beings without the same feelings as adults, and therefore worthy of lesser attention.


So, yeah, it was awful, criminal and negligent. But we don't need the law to teach her a lesson. (as opposed to the jerks who deliberately harm animals or people)

All that said, I also don't understand how she could have possible left her child alone that long unless drugs or alcohol were involved....

They are charging her... But no jail time? Are they joking? She has 2 other children, I don't want them to go without their mother, but if I (a man) would have done it I think I would have been under arrest at the hospital. A slap on the wrist is no even punishment. She killed a 5 month old baby.

This mother will have to live with her negligence for the rest of her life. I doubt it matters to her what she's charged with. It couldn't be any worse to her than what has already happened. I'm sure she prays for death every second she is alive.

First, Mother of 2, it wasn't murder. Secondly, while I agree that justice must be done at some level, her price and that of her family over their lifetime will be more than enough. What if she "unintentionlly" backed out of her driveway and killed a child because she didn't see him? Would you string her up then? IT WAS AN ACCIDENT!

Don't you people have any mercy, empathy, understanding, or compassion at all? What makes you think that inflicting additional punishment on this woman, would accomplish a thing with the rest of society? There will always be absent-minded people out there doing dumb things, and you can bet that none of them will remember this event as a fore-warning for themselves. It will not be a deterant for others. How could it? We all do unintentionally stupid things - some things just result in greater "natural" consequences than others.

Lastly, I would be concerned about the rest of her family - especially the other children. Other than this tragic event, she's probably a pretty good mother. I'm happy that the prosecuting attorney is not seeking that she serve any jail time.

It's said that those who think the charges are correct are so perfect. It's a very said occurrence but No charges should be filled. It's interesting that our legal system prosecutes the innocent while letting the guilty go free. This mother is innocent so our great legal system will prosecute. My neighbor was shot and killed by his ex-wife and she was freed because the district attorney didn't see a reason to prosecute. It's very sad to see what we've become. Prosecuting Mothers who experience an unfortunate mistake and letting murders go free. Layton needs to examine the legal minds they have and replace them with Competent Individuals.

First, I pity the mother and hope she can, with time, find some solace. What she is going through is probably much worse than I can imagine.

With that said, I do believe that she should be charged. Though I do not believe that the mother was simply self centered, if this can serve as just one extra reminder for parents to take care of their children in the heat, if it can save one more poor child from suffering such an agonizing and painful death, I am all for it.

Mistakes happen, people die all the time because of mistakes. Why drag this grieving mother into court? I'm glad someone else brought up Gage Wayment. His father Paul committed suicide over a similar trial like this mother is going to now have to go through. Can't we help her in some other way, must we throw her in court/prison for this???

Anyone who thinks that the mom MUST be charged is crazy! Would a father be charged if he was speeding and got in an accident and his kids and wife died? NO! Get a grip...have some empathy. I bet you all never made a mistake!