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5-month-old baby found dead in minivan

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230 is the time when most parents arrived to pick up their children from this Donaldson child care center.

But for 38 year old Stephanie -- it marks the time of a horrifying discovery.

She was informed that her son was out there.

She ran to her minivan.

Found the five month old child.

Inside the van.

Five month old -- -- was taken inside but it was already too late.

He was carried into the daycare center.

It's believed he was deceased from an extended period and being in the band and the keys.

A woman who identified herself to police as the child's grandmother.

Was visibly shaken as she learned what happened.

Investigators say Stephanie -- took her six and nine year old children to school.

She then returned home to get her eleven year old.

She dropped him off that middle school.

And reportedly drove home without taking the five month old to day care.

-- -- extremely distraught.

I was also going to a local hospital.

And -- -- -- services detectives also detect this provision for example were to reconstruct your day.

Police now believe that mini van was parked in Stephanie is driveway until she returned to the church at 230.

It was only then that she realized her son.

Was still in his rear facing car seat.

Inside the minivans.