Father Charged After 4 Children Die in Garage
Associated Press
CINCINNATI — A man was charged in the deaths of his four children, ages 3 to 8, who died when he locked them in a garage while he went on an errand and the building caught fire, officials said.
Edward J. Cook was charged Saturday with four counts of involuntary manslaughter and four counts of child endangering in the Friday night incident.
Cook allegedly locked the children in a garage in an industrial area where he worked. Fire officials said the children were inside a van, where they had been living.
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