in jackson, georgia. we just want to thank y all so much. we were not able to see our mom today, because of the boards of pardons and paroles made us make a choice to either come and try to save her life today or go see her, so we chose the to try to her life, and they still denied us. and as is customary, the witnesses were on hand to watch the execution, including members of the media, and like jeff helinger from our affiliate wxia. when all of the witnesses enter entered the viewing area, kelly gissendaner was able to see us, and became very, very emotional. she began sobbing, and then crying, and sobbing, and then she made a statement. statement apologizing to an amazing man that lost his life because of her.
we ve got this just in to cnn. leanna harris, who is the mother of that toddler who died after being left in the hot car, has just visited her husband in jail, where he s being held on the murder charge related to that incident. all of this according to our atlanta affiliate wxia. justin ross harris is charged with felony murder and child cruelty and he s pleaded not guilty and he has said his son s death was simply an accident. in the meantime, questions continue to swirl around his wife, seen here in court during his hearing. leanna harris has not been charged with anything. police tell cnn she is part of the ongoing investigation. right now, it is not clear what role leanna harris will play in this case. she could end up being a co-defendant. she could end up being a witness in her husband s trial.
his son in a hot car for hours. his son, cooper, died. he was almost 2 years old, just 22 months old. while this case sounds like a parent s worst nightmare, police are implying there s more to the story. an officer tells cnn that what he knows about this case shocks his conscience as a police officer, a father and a grandfather. kevin rosen of our affiliate wxia has more on what happened. reporter: witnesses were overwhelmed as they watched the silver suv turn sharply into the parking lot at akers mills square. the driver hopped out of the driver s seat, opened the back door, pulled his child out, laid him on the concrete, tried to resuscitate him. reporter: his 22-month-old son was dead, probably long before he tried to resuscitate him. it was tough. it s tough to see anyone pass. but especially a small child, made it especially tough. reporter: cobb county police say the child s father was supposed to drop him off at day
from cnn affiliate wxia. reporter: witnesses were overwhelmed as they watched the suv turn sharply. as the driver hopped out of the driver s seat, opened the back door, pulled his child out laid him on the concrete. reporter: his 22-month-old son was dead probably long before he tried to resuscitate him. it was tough. to see anyone pass, but a small child. reporter: his father was supposed to drop him off at day care but instead went to work, apparently forgot his son was in the backseat. medical personnel arrived on the scene, determined that the child had apparently been in the father s automobile since about 9:00 this morning. reporter: it wasn t until the father was driving home from work, shortly after 4:00 p.m., that he noticed his son in the car seat. did you ever have to witness
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