MAJA LEFT CHILD IN CAR AND WENT TO GET LIPS PUMPED: Baby died of heat! Now she faces the BIGGEST PUNISHMENT
The prosecution and defense reached an agreement whereby the girl pleaded guilty in exchange for the dismissal of the murder charge.
TL;DR
- Maja Hernandez, 20, has pleaded guilty to child neglect resulting in death.
- She left her one and two-year-old children in a car on June 29, 2025, to get lip fillers.
- The car's engine, which she claimed was left running with the AC on, automatically shut off after an hour.
- Temperatures inside the vehicle are estimated to have exceeded 60 degrees Celsius, while the outside temperature was around 38 degrees Celsius.
- The younger child died from heat exposure, and the older child barely survived.
- Hernandez faces a potential 15-year prison sentence and is expected to be sentenced on March 5th in Bakersfield.
- A previous trial on more severe charges, including second-degree murder, was declared a mistrial in December due to a hung jury.