Mother and boyfriend “binge-watched” Netflix as 3-year-old died in hot car
The mother of a three-year-old girl who was found dead after allegedly being left in a hot car during scorching temperatures has been released on bail.
Laura Rose Peverill, 37, and her boyfriend of three months Aaron Hill, 29, both applied for bail at Townsville Magistrates Court on Monday following the death of Rylee Rose Black on Friday afternoon.
The pair have been charged with the manslaughter of the toddler.
Little Rylee was found unconscious in the backseat of her mother’s white Toyota Landcruiser Prado outside of their Burdell home.
The young girl had allegedly been left in the locked vehicle for over five hours after she fell asleep on the morning school run.
The court heard the couple had been inside the home binge-watching Shameless on Netflix while temperatures soared outside.
Just before 3pm, Peverill allegedly realised Rylee had been in her booster and attempted CPR before taking her to Townsville University Hospital.
However, it was simply just too late.
Detective Senior Sergeant David Miles told reporters “Unfortunately (this was) a very preventable and unfortunate tragedy.”
Peverill and Hill are expected to appear again in Townsville Magistrates Court on February 23.
Rylee’s older three siblings are in the care of their biological father.
Queensland Police on Monday have issued an appeal for anyone with dashcam footage to come forward to aid police in refining the timeline as they investigate the death.
“It’s just a matter of us knowing that’s where the vehicle was, from our investigations, at different points during the day,” Miles said.