Deja Coleman
Coverage of Deja Coleman in the Nexus archive.
- Attorney says mom accused of leaving infant in hot car shouldn’t face murder charge. Here’s why
A Georgia woman, Deja Coleman, faces second-degree murder charges after her 1-year-old son died in a hot car. Her attorney, Tom Ford, argues the incident was an accident caused by sleep deprivation and urges prosecutors to reduce the charge to involuntary manslaughter.
- Attorney says mom accused of leaving infant in hot car shouldn’t face murder charge. Here’s why
Deja Coleman, a Georgia woman, faces second-degree murder and cruelty charges after her 1-year-old son died in a hot car. Her attorney, Tom Ford, argues the incident was an accident caused by sleep deprivation and urges prosecutors to drop murder charges in favor of involuntary manslaughter.
- Attorney says mom accused of leaving infant in hot car shouldn’t face murder charge. Here’s why
A Georgia woman, Deja Coleman, is charged with second-degree murder and cruelty to children after her 1-year-old son died in a hot car. Her attorney, Tom Ford, argues the incident was an accident caused by sleep deprivation and her circumstances post-abuse, urging prosecutors to drop murder charges and reform legal responses to such cases.
- Georgia toddler dies in 117-degree car after mother forgets him for 9 hours to work her hospital shift
A 1-year-old toddler died after being left in a 117-degree car for nine hours at Northside Hospital Gwinnett in Lawrenceville. The mother, Deja Coleman, locked the child in the vehicle, and another employee discovered the toddler's lifeless body.
- Mother says she forgot infant who died in hot car was in backseat after dropping off 2 others at daycare
A Georgia mother, Deja Coleman, was arrested after her infant son was found dead in a hot car outside Northside Gwinnett Hospital. She claimed she forgot to drop him off at daycare after transporting her other two children, and police cited a car temperature of 117 degrees an hour after discovery. Coleman faces charges of second-degree murder and second-degree cruelty to children.
- Mother says she forgot infant who died in hot car was in backseat after dropping off 2 others at daycare
A mother in Georgia was arrested after her infant died in a hot car that she forgot to leave at a daycare. The 29-year-old, who works at the hospital where the car was found, was charged with second-degree murder and cruelty to children. Police reported the car temperature reached 117 degrees an hour after the child was discovered unresponsive.
- Mother says she forgot infant who died in hot car was in backseat after dropping off 2 others at daycare
A 29-year-old mother was arrested and charged with second-degree murder and second-degree cruelty to children after her infant died in a hot car at a Georgia hospital. She reportedly forgot to drop the child off at daycare after successfully dropping off her other two children.