‘We don’t wish this on any parent’: Heartbroken family pay tribute to ‘sweet beautiful little girl’
The heartbroken parents of a baby girl who died inside a car have broken their silence.
The heartbroken parents of a baby girl who died after being left inside a car outside her Sydney daycare centre said they are devastated by the loss of their “beautiful girl”.
Less than 24 hours after the discovery of baby Olivia’s lifeless body in the car parked outside the My Early Learning Centre Clemton Park in Marana Rd, Earlwood, her parents Etienne Ancelet and Kim Visconti are still desperately trying to come to terms with the horrific tragedy.
“Olivia was a sweet and beautiful baby, who was the light of our lives,” the couple told news.com.au.
“We are humbled and grateful for the time we had her. We are devastated by what has unfolded.
“We do not wish this on any parent,” they said.
“We will always cherish our time with our beautiful girl. She was loved by all that knew her”.
“It is an unimaginable time of sorrow for us. Our hearts are broken.”
The young family recently celebrated Olivia turning one on December 3, the family marking the milestone with a family celebration.
Mr Ancelet had arrived at the child care centre in Marana Rd, Earlwood at about 5.30pm on Tuesday to pick Olivia up, only to be told she was not dropped off in the morning.
It was then he made the horrific discovery of his daughter’s lifeless body in the back of the car.
Neighbours alerted to Mr Ancelet’s screams rushed to his aid, with resident Ray Gomes revealing he and another neighbour began performing CPR on Olivia.
“We didn’t know what to do, (so) I said, ‘Let’s try and give her CPR, do our best,” Mr Gomes told NewsWire. “He was screaming, poor guy, he kept screaming saying, ‘I’ve killed my daughter’.
“All the neighbours were really good, putting water on her (and) trying to cool her down, because she was obviously still very hot,” Mr Gomes said.
The couple said they are working with police as investigations continue.
The Earlwood centre is licensed to care for up to 36 children and has a KindiCare rating of 8.7, just below the area’s average of 8.8, according to online records.
The KindiCare website says the centre received a National Quality Standard (NQS) rating of Meeting NQS under the National Quality Framework, with its most recent review in July 2024.
It has a five-star average from seven parent reviews left on the site since 2017.
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