Child found dead in car outside childcare centre in Sydney's south-west

While nothing is known about the cause as yet, a friendly reminder (as per the following soft-paywalled article) that these things often happen due to a memory lapse, especially from a change in routine.

A great strategy is to put your bag / purse / whatever in the back seat.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/magazine/fatal-distraction-forgetting-a-child-in-thebackseat-of-a-car-is-a-horrifying-mistake-is-it-a-crime/2014/06/16/8ae0fe3a-f580-11e3-a3a5-42be35962a52_story.html

ABC summary if the Pulitzer Prize WaPo article doesn't work: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-12/fatal-distraction-children-left-in-cars-it-can-happen-to-anyone/102814668