West Haven parents post bond in hot car death of son
<p>Two West Haven parents are facing charges after their son climbed into a hot car and died over the summer.</p>
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Nov 1, 2018, 10:21 AM
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Updated 2,242 days ago
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Two West Haven parents posted bond Thursday after facing charges in the hot car death of their 4-year-old son over the summer.
Dusan Jenkins, 34, and Latoya Walters, 34, were arrested and are facing charges of criminally negligent homicide, reckless endangerment, risk of injury to a minor and giving a false statement. Both Jenkins and Walters turned themselves in to police after being notified of active arrest warrants.
Both parents posted bond Thursday. Walters’ bond was $10,000 and Jenkins’ was $15,000.
MORE: Police: Video shows brothers climbed into hot car on their own | Police: 4-year-old dead, 2-year-old hospitalized in West Haven | Earlier video coverage
The incident happened on July 19, outside 2 Treat St.
Police say Dusan Jenkins, 4, died after he climbed into his parents car with his 2-year-old brother Davion Jenkins.
The two boys were unattended for some time before the 4-year-old died, according to police.
They are expected to be arraigned in court on Nov. 13.
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