Waikato police have confirmed no charges have been laid after the death of a 4-month-old baby only days before Christmas in 2016. According to a recently released coroner's report, Waiata Edwards died on December 20, 2016 from hyperthermia because of sleeping in a hot vehicle. She was sleeping in a bassinet in her mother's van while renovations were being completed on the Otaua family home. According to the coroner's report, she was cold and lowered the driver's window by less than an inch. They checked Waiata and found that she was unresponsive.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 23, 2020 00:45 UTC