A family’s tragedy! Social worker dad charged with manslaughter in death of his one-year-old twins both found dead and ‘foaming at the mouth in the backseat of his car’ – Juan Rodriguez left toddlers in the car for 8 hours and went to work with temperatures up to 86F
One-year-old twin babies were found dead in the back of a car in The Bronx, NY, on Friday evening, after their father forgot them when he went to work
Their social worker dad is charged with the manslaughter of his one-year-old twins who were found dead and ‘foaming at the mouth in the backseat of his car
Juan Rodriguez reportedly left his toddlers Mariza and Phoenix Rodriguez inside for EIGHT HOURS and went to work’ as temperatures soared up to 86F
Rodriguez, 39, ACCIDENTALLY left the children in the vehicle for eight hours while he went to work at a Veterans Association hospital
He only realized the twins were inside the car when he returned to his vehicle at the end of the day
The negligent dad has been charged with two counts of manslaughter and two counts of criminally negligent homicide early Saturday morning
Temperatures in New York City on Friday reached a high of 86F
Social worker Juan Rodriguez is reported to have parked his silver Honda Accord in The Bronx around 8am, before heading off to work at a nearby Veterans Association hospital on Friday. He forgot his twins were inside the vehicle for all of his 8 hour shift
A set of one-year-old twins are found dead in backseat of their father’s car in new York on Friday. The babies were dead and ‘foaming at the mouth’, according to The New York Post.
Now their father, a social worker, is held accountable after her left the toddlers in the car while he went in to work on a day when temperatures rose as high as 86F
Now their father, a social worker, is held accountable after her left the toddlers in the car while he went in to work on a day when temperatures rose as high as 86F
Family man: Juan Rodriguez [seen here with his infant twins], has been charged with two counts of manslaughter after his now one-year-old twins were found dead in the backseat of his car
The New York City social worker has been charged with two counts of manslaughter after his one-year-old twins were found dead in the backseat of his car.
Juan Rodriguez was also charged with two counts of criminally negligent homicide over the deaths of daughter Mariza and son Phoenix after he accidentally left them inside his hot vehicle for eight hours on Friday.
Rodriguez is reported to have parked his Honda Accord in The Bronx around 8am, before heading off to work at a nearby Veterans Association hospital.
He returned to his vehicle at 4pm and began driving off, before realizing that his twins were on the backseat.
Juan Rodriguez was also charged with two counts of criminally negligent homicide over the deaths of daughter Mariza and son Phoenix after he accidentally left them inside his hot vehicle for eight hours on Friday.
Rodriguez is reported to have parked his Honda Accord in The Bronx around 8am, before heading off to work at a nearby Veterans Association hospital.
He returned to his vehicle at 4pm and began driving off, before realizing that his twins were on the backseat.
Juan Rodriguez is seen with his wife and their twins Mariza and Phoenix, as well as other family members in a recent family photo. He has been charged in their accidental death
Rodriguez, 39, is reported to have parked his Honda Accord in The Bronx around 8am, before heading off to work at a nearby Veterans Association hospital. He forgot his twins, a boy and a girl, were inside the locked vehicle.
The paper reports that Rodriguez began screaming upon discovering his deceased children – prompting a bystander to call 911. He was arrested and taken into custody. Charges were formally laid against him in the early hours of Saturday morning.
Temperatures in New York City reached 86 degrees Fahrenheit on Friday.
Happier times: Juan Rodriguez [photo], with his wife and other family members celebrate the arrival of newest members of the family, Mariza and Phoenix, shortly after the births
Police secured the tragic scene Friday evening, covering the silver Honda Accord with a white sheet and scaffolding as they conducted their investigation
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the inside of a car can reach up to 172 degrees if outside temperatures range from 80 to 100 degrees.
Police were first alerted after a bystander who noticed the father screaming and called the emergency hotline, 911.
Police were first alerted after a bystander who noticed the father screaming and called the emergency hotline, 911.
On Friday evening, shocked bystanders gathered at the scene, as police cordoned off the area and launched an investigation.
One onlooker told Pix 11: ‘How can you leave the children behind and forget? As a father, you’re supposed to take care of your family, take care of your responsibilities.’
Shocked onlookers are seen watching police on Friday. Temperatures in the area soared to 86F in the early afternoon – Police were first alerted after a bystander who noticed the father screaming and called 911
Alerted, police quickly descended upon the tragic scene, and the father of the twins was arrested and taken into custodyOn the day, Rodriguez also left home with a third child, a three-year-old boy, who was dropped off in Yonkers earlier in the morning. That child is unharmed.
The family’s social media presence paints a portrait of Juan Rodriguez as a family oriented dad, who frequently doted on the twins.
One image shows the social worker peacefully sleeping with the babies lying on his chest shortly after their births.
Police quickly secured the scene of the tragedy in The Bronx, Friday evening and launched an investigation
The family’s social media presence paints a portrait of Juan Rodriguez, seen here with his wife strapping one of the twins on a family day out, as a family oriented, doting dad
I read the family cheered for him when he was released on parole. What? Cheered for HIM??? How about the innocent babies, were they not family as well?