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Grieving Mom Leaves Jail for Son's Funeral
16 Aug
Summary
- Mother charged in son's hot car death was granted temporary release.
- She left jail in handcuffs to grieve her 1-year-old son.
- The family was living in a domestic violence shelter at the time.
Deja Coleman, 29, a Gwinnett County mother facing charges in the hot car death of her son, Daniel Coleman Jr., was granted a temporary leave from jail. This release allowed her to attend a funeral ceremony for her 1-year-old child.
Coleman, who was arrested after allegedly leaving her son in the car during a hospital shift, was permitted to go to the mortuary. Her attorney, Tom Ford, stated that she was allowed 45 minutes alone in a room and was permitted to view a photograph of her son.
Ford mentioned that Coleman expressed gratitude for the opportunity to grieve. He highlighted that she had not had a private moment to process her grief since her arrest. The attorney also shared that Daniel had been teething the night of July 28, keeping his mother awake, and that the family was living in a domestic violence shelter.
