Just days before his second birthday, a Utah boy was tragically killed at his daycare center after crawling underneath a bean bag chair.Leonardo 'Leo' Sanchez became trapped under the chair at the West Jordan Child Center after a member of the staff sat on top of it, accidentally suffocating him. Danielle Sanchez said her son was playing with other children when he went underneath the chair to hide. Leonardo 'Leo' Sanchez was just days away from his second birthday when he was killed in a tragic accident in his Utah daycare center after crawling underneath a bean bag chair Leo became trapped under the chair at the West Jordan Child Center after a member of the staff sat on top of it, accidentally suffocating him The daycare worker then sat on the child-sized chair to read a story to the other children, according to Desert News. Police said the adult woman was unaware that Leo was underneath the chair and that the child's tragic death appears to be an accident. Leo was unconscious and wasn't breathing when he was discovered.
Staff believe Leo was underneath the chair for 10 to 15 minutes before they found him, according to Gephardt Daily News. Authorities said the investigation is ongoing. The West Jordan Child Center has not yet commented on the incident. Leo's death has devastated his family, where he was the third out of four children. 'I'm supposed to be planning his birthday party for next week and now I'm planning his funeral,' Sanchez told Desert News.Sanchez said she still doesn't understand how Leo went unnoticed for so long. 'I'm just confused,' she said. 'I'm so confused on how you don't know where my kid is.' Danielle Sanchez said her son (pictured together) was playing with other children when he went underneath the chair to hide. A staff member then sat on it to read the kids a story Staff believe Leo was underneath the chair for 10 to 15 minutes before they found him unconscious and no longer breathing 'How do you not feel him? How do you not hear him scream?' Sanchez revealed there was a previous incident in which Leo fell at the daycare and had to get stitches on his lip, but said it was determined to be an accident.
A GoFundMe page has since been set up to help the family with funeral expenses. Sanchez revealed Leo's heart was harvested for donation, and advised other parents to hold their children tight.'You just don't know when the last time will be when you see your baby,' she said. 'I dropped him off at day care not knowing I'll ever hear his laugh again, hold him again.' Police said the adult woman was unaware that Leo was underneath the chair and that his tragic death at the West Jordan Child Center (pictured) appears to be an accidentSite visitors: There was an issue serving your request, please try again in a few minutes. Site Owners: There was a gateway timeout. visit your error log for more information. Biggest automotive recall in U.S. historyAbout 69 million vehicles in the U.S. and about 100 million worldwide have been recalled because of faulty air bag inflators made by Japan’s Takata Corp. The driver and passenger-side air bags can inflate with too much force, blowing apart a metal canister and sending shards flying at drivers and passengers.
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