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Arizona parents won't face charges after toddler found alive in hospital morgue
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Key Points:
- The parents of an Arizona toddler found alive in a hospital morgue after being mistakenly pronounced dead will not face child abuse charges, the Maricopa County Attorney's Office announced.
- The 18-month-old was found in the family pool on Super Bowl Sunday and was declared dead "in error" before being discovered alive nearly six hours later.
- Despite a police recommendation for child abuse charges, prosecutors determined there was insufficient evidence to prove the parents' negligence beyond a reasonable doubt.
- The investigation found the family had multiple safety measures in place, several adults were present, and no signs of parental impairment were evident.
- The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office emphasized that the legal standard for charges requires proving a gross deviation from reasonable judgment, which was not met in this case.
