Warrant: Cobb toddler’s dad researched child deaths inside vehicles

[Swede Atlanta]

10. I live in Atlanta and have been following this story closely.......

Based on available information

1. He and his son stopped at Chick-Fil-A (a fast-food restaurant) for breakfast. He placed his son in his carseat and drove 1/2 mile to his office. He was supposed to drop his son off at the on premises daycare. (I could understand, not forgive, forgetting if they drove 15 miles in heavy traffic between breakfast and the office but not if it was 1/2 mile).

2. He searched the internet for information about how long it takes for an animal (now they are saying maybe also a human) to die in a hot car

3. He went to his vehicle at lunchtime, opened the driver's side door and appears to have placed something inside the vehicle

4. He got in his car that afternoon, drove about 2-3 miles and all of a sudden pulled into a shopping mall parking lot and "discovered" his son dead. Witnesses tried to help and even when the paramedics arrived rather than standing by the side of his son to watch them try to revive him he was just running around screaming 'what have i done'?

The initial public response to the charge of 1st degree child cruelty and murder was negative. An online petition was started to ask the DA to drop the murder charge.

There are still many facts to be determined in this case. I am withholding judgment but it appears to me the evidence strongly suggests he did this intentionally. If so he needs to be punished according to the law.