Arkansas parents charged with murder after toddler, 2, died in hot car with four other siblings

A toddler has died after being left in a hot car alongside his four siblings, with his parents charged with his murder . The alarm was raised by staff at Arkansas Children's Hospital on Sunday afternoon when they were administering urgent care to the three-year-old of Deja and Justin Collins, and decided to file a child abuse report to police.

Police then contacted hospital security to say the couple had four other children, aged two, four, seven and 10, who were languishing in a hot vehicle in a parking lot nearby, reports CBS Little Rock affiliate KTHV.

The children were brought into the hospital for treatment but the two-year-old did not survive, and passed away, apparently from heat exhaustion, the next day. The Rollins', from Jacksonville, have been charged with capital murder . They have pleaded not guilty.

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Besides the murder charges, they also each face charges of domestic battery, neglect and child endangerment of all five of their children, as well as animal cruelty and obstruction after a malnourished dog was found at their home.

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The couple was being held without bond Tuesday. Prosecutors haven't said whether they'll seek the death penalty .

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