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A 5-year-old Peoria boy passed away after being found unresponsive inside a vehicle, and now both of his parents are facing charges. Police say the family had returned home from another child’s baptism Sunday afternoon. Nearly three hours later, they realized the boy was missing and began searching for him. His mother found him unresponsive inside the vehicle, and family members began CPR before officers arrived. He was taken to the hospital, where he later passed away. Anca Sabo and Mihail Sabo were arrested and booked on negligent homicide and child abuse charges. Prosecutors say the mother had asked her husband to get the boy out of the vehicle, while the family’s attorney says Mihail had asked the family’s 14-year-old to do it instead. The 14-year-old told the court he did not remember being asked. The family’s attorney is calling the death a “heartbreaking accident” and argues the charges are not appropriate, saying the parents immediately called 911, performed life-saving effo...

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