An 8-year-old girl died in a hot car while her mom left her there so she could go to work, no baby sitter
On September 18, 2025 Ashlee Stallings, 37, pleaded guilty in Mecklenburg County Superior Court to misdemeanor child abuse in the death of her daughter Nhubiyah Stallings, 8, at an Amazon distribution center in Charlotte, NC on Tuckaseegee Rd. Ashlee worked at the Amazon location. Follow Charlotte Alerts on Instagram.
Ashlee had to go to work but she could not find a babysitter for her little girl Nhubiyah. Ashlee took Nhubiyah to work with her at Amazon on June 26th.
Ashlee left snacks and drinks for her daughter in the vehicle. Ashlee left a phone for Nhubiyah so they could stay in contact while Ashlee was inside Amazon working.
Nhubiyah got very cold and turned the air conditioning off. She then went to sleep, the car slowly got hot and Nhubiyah suffered cardiac arrest and a loss of consciousness due to the heat in the car.
Sadly she found Nhubiyah nearly unresponsive and foaming from the mouth. Ashlee screamed, got in the car and tried to drive her daughter to a hospital. But she saw an ambulance at a gas station on Wilkinson Blvd. and went there.
Paramedics then rushed Nhubiyah to the hospital for emergency care, but sadly the little girl was pronounced deceased. Click here to see other Amazon stories.
Ashlee was arrested and charged with involuntary manslaughter and child abuse by willful act causing serious injury.
In September 2025 Ashlee pled guilty to misdemeanor child abuse in a plea deal; the judge then dropped the manslaughter charge. She was sentenced to 270 days in prison.
