Police affidavit states mother was drunk when she allegedly forgot about her 2-year-old daughter overnight in a hot car
Court documents reveal what happened the night an east El Paso mother allegedly left her two year-old daughter overnight inside a hot car.
El Paso Police say the mother was drunk and forgot about her and the girl died after being inside that hot car for 10 hours,
Last week, police charged 25-year-old Daisy Mora Harper — the mother of two-year-old Hailey Marie Harper — with criminal negligent homicide and injury to a child by omission.
Court documents state Harper left her son and daughter in the care of her mother while she went out to have a few drinks with relatives.
Harper allegedly showed up drunk to pick up her kids at about 2 a.m. July 6.
Police say Harper got into a fight with her mother, and her brother agreed to drive her and his niece and nephew home.
Once at Harper’s home the woman’s brother took his nephew out of the car and put him to sleep.
Harper allegedly entered the home and watered her backyard before going to bed along with her son.
Police say Harper also texted her husband — who was out of town that night.
It wasn’t until noon — about ten hours later — when Harper’s brother ran into her room and told her Hailey Marie was not in her bed.
Harper told investigators she didn’t even think to look for her two year-old daughter before going to sleep.
Harper then discovered the toddler still in the car seat, after noon.