A contractor for the Alabama agency tasked with child welfare was arrested and charged Friday after she allegedly left a 3-year-old boy in a hot car for five hours, resulting in his death, prosecutors said.

An Alabama woman was taken into custody following the death of a 3-year-old boy who police say was "forgotten" in a hot car for five hours, leading to his July 22 death.

The child, who was in foster care, died on July 22 after being left in a vehicle. A contractor for the state’s Human Resources Department was charged with a felony on Friday.