A Florida mother has been handed a 30-year prison sentence for the tragic death of her infant left in a hot car.
On September 2, 2020, Dauphin drove her Chevy Tahoe to purchase cigarettes with her baby in the vehicle.
Dauphin initially said McKinlee was in the living room but rushed to the truck to find her baby already deceased.
Authorities said Dauphin was under the influence of methamphetamine at the time she left McKinlee in the vehicle.
Dauphin’s sister, Tiffany Dauphin, testified in court, portraying her sister as a good person who had made a tragic mistake.
Megan Dauphin is 32 and from Panama City, Florida.
Dauphin has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for the aggravated manslaughter of her newborn daughter.
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