She sat in court, shaking, tears running down her face, begging for mercy. She kept saying it was an accident, that she never meant for it to happen. >> What happened that day was the worst tragic mistake of my life. >> For a moment, it seemed like the jury might believe her. Some even looked sorry for her. But then the surveillance video played. She and her boyfriend placed her daughter Christina in the backseat of the car. They closed the door, locked it, and walked away. The son turned the vehicle into a blistering trap. Inside, Christina struggled quietly, unable to call for help. 6 hours later, they returned, but it was already too late. Christina's small body was unresponsive, claimed by the intense heat, while her mother and boyfriend acted as if nothing had occurred. Even the judge lost his patience. >> Didn't care anything about the child. Left the child there to die. How could you? >> And in that moment, she realized the truth herself. There was no way out. She was never going home. August 15th, 2019, 13-year-old Christina Pangalangan, born with cerebral palsy, was non-verbal, wheelchairbound, and completely dependent on others for her survival. That morning, her mother, Rita Pangalangan, and her boyfriend, Larry King Jr., placed Christina in the back seat of a Volkswagen Jetta. They closed the doors, locked the car, and walked away. 6 hours would pass. 6 hours inside a vehicle where temperatures soared past 130°. Meanwhile, Rita and Larry were just feet away. They talked for hours, argued, even shared intimate moments, acting as if nothing was wrong. The child was in the heat and they carried on like any other day, like they had no care in this world. Hours later, Rita went to the car, not to check on her daughter, but to grab a pack of cigarettes. That's when she realized the keys were locked inside. Rather than panic about her daughter, her focus shifted to the cigarettes she couldn't reach. When Larry realized the keys were locked inside the car, panic didn't set in right away. His first suggestion was shocking in its simplicity. He suggested break the car windows to get Christina out, but Rita didn't see it that way. Calmly, she argued it would be cheaper and easier to drive to her house to get the spare keys. For several minutes, they debated the plan, neither showing real urgency for their daughter's safety. Instead, their focus remained on convenience and cost while Christina remained trapped inside the sweltering car. After several minutes, they walked to the back of the yard and climbed into Larry's pickup truck, planning a 40-minute round trip to Rita's house to get a spare key. They returned around 4:40 p.m. But instead of rushing to the car, they sat in the truck for several more minutes, casually talking while Christina lay motionless inside the scorching vehicle. When they finally approached the Volkswagen, their first attempts to open the doors failed. They began rocking the car, struggling with the lock until 5 hours and 45 minutes after Christina had been placed inside. They finally managed to open the door. But it was far too late. Christina's small body was lifeless. Her skin blistered. Her internal temperature had reached 109.9°, the highest a thermometer could record. Only then did Larry dial 911. His voice carried panic, but investigators would later say it sounded rehearsed. >> Hello. What's the address of your emergency? >> Hey, man. I got emergency man like real quick. >> Are you sure what's going on? Where's it happen? >> My daughter My daughter was locked in the car. We thought had they >> What is the address that you're 685? What's the address? >> I think she's gone, man. >> Sir, can you hear me? What is going on there? I can't understand what you're saying. >> We She got ready to leave early. My girlfriend, she put her daughter in the car, man. It's probably been a couple hours ago. We had the AC running and all. We were talking. We >> She stuck in the vehicle still. >> We Look, man. We got out. She's gone, man. She's gone. I need >> You got her out of the vehicle. Is she breathing? >> You think she passed away? >> I know she is, babe. I got to go. >> Both Rita and Larry were brought in for questioning. Rita cried, insisting it was all a tragic mistake. >> Ready to turn around. Put your hands behind your back. >> You're under arrest for the charge of homicide. >> Oh my god. No. >> Your actions, the actions of Mr. King led to the death of your daughter. And it pains me to call her your daughter. >> Oh my god. My poor baby. It was an accident. I swear to God. It's an accident. >> One of the accidents of laying in bed. >> I just wrote this door and watched it. >> It was a child. It was a 12year-old child. >> It was 600 hours. Oh my god. >> Oh my god. No. um put her in that car at 11:00 11 a.m. God >> and did not get her out of that car. >> Oh no, my my poor baby. Oh my god. Oh my god. I was just a bad dream. Oh my god. >> No, it's not a bad dream over. It's a nightmare. Larry blamed her, but detectives had already seen the evidence, and soon the jury would too. She sat in court, trembling, tears streaming down her face, begging for mercy. She insisted it had been an accident, that she never intended for her daughter to die. >> What happened that day was the worst most tragic mistake of my life, the worst ever. I was there with my journey when I hired him almost a year ago and a man who just homicide was born in Georgia. I received the guilty to everything myself and we could when I put this baby or put that baby in my car that everything went on whatever you know it was on when I checked her I just checked on her school I should have found out I that window. I would never got my baby out. But it was only >> for a moment. The jury seemed to believe her. Some even felt sorry for her. But then the surveillance video played. And it wasn't just any footage. It came from Larry's own camera, capturing every moment outside the car. Frame by frame, the jury saw the shocking truth. Not a frantic mother, not a desperate attempt to save her child, but two adults, calm, careless, and indifferent. While Christina fought for her life, the courtroom went silent. Even the judge lost patience. Rita's tears returned, but now they carried the weight of a truth too heavy to escape. The defense made one last attempt, claiming the car had been running, that the air conditioning had been on, and that Christina had been safe. But the video told the real story. Not once during nearly 6 hours did Rita or Larry start the engine. Not once did they attempt to cool the car or even check on her. Their excuses crumbled under the weight of undeniable evidence. Then the jury delivered the verdict. Guilty. >> We the jury in the above caption on the charge of murder of Christina an found the defendant guilty. >> Oh my god. Oh my god. >> Rita broke down completely. She whispered trembling trying one last time to explain herself. But the judge was unmoved. He reminded her of the unimaginable suffering Christina endured while she did nothing to stop it. Rita Pangalangan was sentenced to 37 years in prison. Larry King Jr. was sentenced to 32 years. Their negligence had cost an innocent child her life and it had cost them their freedom. As the courtroom emptied, one truth remained undeniable. There was never a chance of going home after seeing that video. This case has divided people everywhere. Some believe Rita's tears were real, that she never intended for her daughter to die. Others see her actions as a chilling lack of care. What do you think? Was this a tragic accident or a crime that deserved every year of the sentence they both received? Share your thoughts in the comments, and don't forget to subscribe for more shocking courtroom moments. Thanks for watching.