 A mother is in custody charged in the death of her eight-year-old daughter who was left in a car in 94-degree heat with the A.C. allegedly running. It's believed the child turned the car off because she was too cold. ABC's Ike Ajachi. A North Carolina mother charged with involuntary manslaughter after police say her daughter died after being left in a hot car for three and a half hours on the hottest day of the year so far.