Rebecca Hosking

'Loving' parents not at fault for deaths of children left in hot cars, coroner finds

Memory failure contributed to deaths of children left in hot cars, NSW coroner finds Mon 1 Jun 2026 at 12:37pm In short: The deaths of two children who had been left in cars during hot weather were the result of their parents' memory failure, a NSW coroner has found. An inquest into the separate incidents heard fatigue and stress contributed to the tragedies. The coroner has recommended the introduction of a system to require childcare centres to immediately notify parents if their child is...