Porterville mother sentenced to 15 years for death of son who was left in hot car

KERN COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- A South Valley begetter broke down pursuing the condemnation of a Porterville parent convicted successful the decease of her son, who was near successful a blistery car for hours past year.

20-year-old Maya Hernandez was sentenced to 15 years successful situation connected Thursday aft accepting a plea woody backmost successful February.

Prosecutors accidental Hernandez near her 2 young sons, one-year-old Amillio Gutierrez and his two-year-old member strapped successful their car seats extracurricular a Bakersfield med spa past June.

Amillio died aft being hospitalized. His older member survived.

Rosendo Gutierrez, Amilio's father, who made his archetypal quality successful tribunal aft being released from jail, said helium doesn't judge the punishment matched the crime.

"I conscionable don't deliberation 15 years is enough. From experiencing going to jail, I cognize there's a batch of programs that could get her out," Gutierrez said. "This should person ne'er happened... it conscionable kills me."

The justice says Hernandez has served much than 280 days of her condemnation passim the proceedings process.