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Death of Benjamin Seitz, Ridgefield toddler left in hot car, ruled a homicide

The state medical examiner's office has ruled the death of a Ridgefield toddler who was left in a hot car last month a homicide. The report says that 15-month-old Benjamin Seitz died as a result of

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