A one-year-old baby who died after being left in a hot car has been pictured.
Olivia was found unresponsive in a vehicle outside Jelly Beings Early Learning Centre in Earlwood, in Sydney’s south-west, just after 5.30pm on Tuesday.
It’s understood the baby’s father Etienne Ancelet had arrived at the daycare to pick up his daughter, but was told she was never dropped off.
Mr Ancelet’s piercing screams could be heard as neighbours desperately tried to revive baby Olivia before paramedics arrived five minutes later.
‘I killed my daughter! Kill me! Kill me! F*** I can’t process this,’ he was heard screaming before he was taken to hospital suffering from shock.
Olivia, who celebrated her first birthday a few weeks ago, died at the scene.
Police said they believed the little girl had been mistakenly left in the car for an ‘extended period of time’ as temperatures soared past 30C in Sydney.
Roy Gomes was mowing his lawn when he heard the chilling cries of the devastated father as he made the tragic discovery, then tried in vain to revive her.
Olivia was found unresponsive in a car outside Jelly Beings Early Learning Centre in the Sydney suburb of Earlwood just after 5.30pm on Tuesday
Etienne Ancelet and his partner Kim are pictured with baby Olivia on her first birthday
The distraught dad screamed in horror after he realised his baby daughter was still in the car
‘I heard screaming and ran out and saw the father with the baby,’ said Mr Gomes, whose home neighbours the childcare centre. ‘I took her off him and tried CPR for about five minutes until ambulance arrived.
‘All the neighbours were really good at putting water on her, trying to cool her down because she was obviously still very hot.
‘But she was just floppy and there was no life.’
More to come.
