A 3-year-old boy in Arizona is dead after what authorities say was a "close call" with child protective services, the Arizona Republic reports.
Police say the boy was left alone in his family's home for hours while his parents went to work, and when they returned, they found him dead in a playpen.
According to the New York Daily News, authorities believe the boy had been left alone for at least an hour.
The death is being investigated as a possible child abuse or neglect case.
The boy's parents say they reported him to child protective services several times over the last few years, but authorities didn't act because they were concerned about the family's history of abuse and neglect.
The boy's death is being investigated as a possible child abuse or neglect case.
According to the Daily News, authorities believe the boy was left alone in his family's home for at least an hour while his parents went to work.
Authorities believe the boy was left alone in his family's home for at least an hour while his parents went to work.
According to the Daily News, authorities believe the boy was left alone in his family's home for at least an hour while his parents went to work.
The boy's death
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