After making his baby girl suffer an unthinkable passing, an Arizona father was found lifeless on the same day he was supposed to report to prison ahead of his sentencing.

Christopher Scholtes, 38, was facing charges over leaving his 2-year-old daughter Parker in a boiling hot car while he played video games and watched adult videos.

Christopher hadn’t spent a single day behind bars for the tragic passing of his toddler daughter, who was found unconscious in her father’s car on July 9, 2024. He was also allowed by a judge to go on a family vacation to Hawaii this year.

The father took his own life “instead of coming in to take account for what has occurred,” Pima County Attorney Laura Conover said in a statement

Trigger warning: This article contains details of self-harm and loss of li

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