NC Mom Arrested After Child Dies In Hot Car During 6-Hour Hair Appointment

Dijanelle Fowler is the N.C. mother facing murder charges In Georgia after police say they found her toddler dead in the back seat of her car. Fowler was reportedly getting her hair done at a salon for a 6 hour period as the child died a slow death.

Fowler, 25, called 911 from the Emory Physicians parking deck on June 15 at about 5:45 p.m. When police arrived, 1-year-old Skylar Fowler was dead in the back seat. Dijanelle was transported to the hospital for treatment.

She was released later that night and left the state, according to DeKalb County Police.

Investigators obtained warrants for her arrest, and their fugitive unit was actively looking for her. She turned herself in Monday night.

She faces charges of second-degree murder, second-degree cruelty to children, and concealing a death.

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