ORLANDO, Fla. – A woman charged in the death of a toddler left in a hot day care van in Orlando said she would never do anything like that on purpose.
Deborah St. Charles appeared at the Orange County Courthouse on Thursday for a hearing concerning evidence in the case against her.
After the hearing, she spoke to News 6 about the charges leveled against her.
"I love kids," she said. "I have two boys of my own, and I would never do this intentionally to a child."
Myles Hill, 3, died in 2017 after Orlando police investigators said he was left in a hot day care van for 12 hours.
They said Deborah St. Charles was the driver that day, and they charged her with aggravated manslaughter of a child.
"I understand, from my negligence, but I would never do nothing like this on purpose," she said.
St. Charles' next court hearing is scheduled for July 30 and she has a tentative trial date in August.
"I would just like for everyone to hear the story," she said.
