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Boy, 5, dies in car while parents hosted party inside home… before BLAMING his teen brother for forgetting him in shock court hearing

Police said the family did not realize the boy was missing for about three hours before he was found unresponsive, officials said.

  • On Sunday, September 13, Peoria Police arrested Mihail Sabo and Anca Sabo after their five-year-old son died in a hot car. The Phoenix area temperature reached about 105°F that day, according to the National Weather Service.
  • Investigators believe a miscommunication among family members left the child behind after they returned from a baptism. It appears that it was a misunderstanding regarding who would retrieve the boy from the vehicle, Peoria Police Officer William Kennedy told KNXV.
  • Both parents appeared in Maricopa County Superior Court on Monday, each charged with negligent homicide and child abuse, both Class 4 felonies under Arizona law. A judge set a secured bond of $150,000 for each parent.
  • Their defense attorney argued the incident was a tragic accident, noting the family had no prior criminal history. "This is a mother in pain," the attorney told the court, adding the parents cooperated with investigators.
  • Peoria Police Officer William Kennedy urged "look before you lock" to prevent such tragedies. Both parents are scheduled to return to Maricopa County Superior Court for a status conference on September 21, with a preliminary hearing set for September 23.
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A Romanian family established in the United States goes through a tragedy hard to imagine. Husbands Anca and Mihai Sabo forgot their 5-year-old son in the car, and the child died from heat. Parents were arrested and charged with murder and abuse of the child.

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A 5-year-old boy died after being left inside a car parked in front of the family's home in Peoria, Arizona, USA The episode occurred on Sunday, September 13, when temperatures in the region exceeded 40 °C. The parents of the child, Mihail Sabo, 50 years old, and Anca Sabo, 45 years old, were arrested on charges of murder and child abuse. He pretended to be a guide: Guard of Pompeii, Italy, is arrested accused of raping teenage tourist Drone, pe…

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A five-year-old boy in Arizona has died after being left in a car for an hour while his parents threw a party at their home. Theo Sabo stayed inside his family's car around 1 p.m. on Sunday after they had returned home from a baptism. The family was hosting about 50 relatives and friends when they found out, more than two and a half hours later, that the child was missing. Theo was found unconscious inside the car one day when the temperature in…

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Theo Sabo, 5 years old, remained trapped for more than two and a half hours inside a vehicle under temperatures above 40 °C in front of his house in Peoria, Arizona.After returning from a baptism, his parents continued the meeting with 50 guests without noting his absence.Mihail and Anca Sabo were arrested on charges of manslaughter for neglect and child abuse with a bail of $150,000 each.

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INTELLINEWS broke the news on Tuesday, September 15, 2026.
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