Father, 27, is charged after refusing to break open window of hot car to save his dying one-year-old daughter because of the cost
A Las Vegas dad has been charged with child abuse leading to substantial bodily harm after his one-year-old daughter was found dead in a hot car.
Sidney Deal, 27, was arrested on Monday after refusing several efforts to free his daughter, Sayah, from the hot car, where she was trapped for about an hour.
Deal was booked at the Clark County Detention Center and is being held on $20,000 bail. He didn't attend his initial hearing for medical reasons.
The Las Vegas Man told police officers on the scene that he didn't want to break the car windows of his Nissan Altima because of the potential cost to the vehicle, according to The Daily Beast. 
Deal allegedly left his one-year-old daughter, Sayah, locked in a hot car in Las Vegas
Sarayah was eventually retrieved from the car, but she was soon pronounced dead
His partner also called an insurance company who offered to send a tow truck, but Deal refused the request after a disagreement about the price.
Police officers offered to call a locksmith, but Deal used the opportunity to speak on the phone with his brother instead.
Deal reportedly told officers that Sayah had simply fallen asleep, and that the air conditioner in the vehicle was on, according to KVVU-TV.
Deal refused multiple attempts to take action and free his daughter from the car
Deal didn't want to break his car window, for fear of how much the damage would cost
When officers were finally able to retrieve Sayah from the car she was already dead, with police stating her body had gone into rigor mortis.
'My son was not negligent the way he handled it,' Artavia Wilson said to KLAS, in regards to her son, Deal.
KTNV reports Deal told the police that he accidentally locked Sayah in his car after a fight with his girlfriend. The girlfriend told police he returned to her just a few minutes after leaving with Sayah.
Artavia Wilson does not think her son, Deal, was negligent in his daughter's death
Additionally, Deal talked on the phone with his brother, Samid, who arrived and offered to punch in a window after wrapping his shirt around his knuckle.
Deal reportedly prevented Samid from breaking the window, concerned that he wouldn't be able to afford a fix for the car.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration notes there were 53 hot car deaths in 2018 and 52 hot car deaths in 2019. So far, there have been at least 23 children who have died of heatstroke in 2020.
Deal is expected to make his first court appearance on Thursday.
