Parents Sue Bensonhurst Day Care Center After Three-Year-Old’s Death

Last year, three-year-old Andy Li mysteriously died after foaming at the mouth while under the supervision of a day care center in Bensonhurst. The boy’s parents are now suing the day care, claiming that the center was uninsured and that the workers are to blame for his death by taking him outside during a heat wave.

According to reports, the day care – which is on 65th Street near 21st Avenue – workers took the child outside because he was crying and disturbing the other children during nap time on July 6.

While outside, the boy was exposed to what the lawsuit called “dangerous heat wave conditions,” and he began to foam at the mouth and was taken to Maimonides Medical Center where he was pronounced dead, the New York Post reports.

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Andy Li’s parents – both Chinese restaurant workers who spoke to The Post through a translator – have also filed a $10 million notice of claim against the city for allowing the center to remain open despite numerous violations.

“All of Andy’s stuff is still in our house. Every time we look at his belongings, we think of him. Every time we see a child his age, we think of him. Every time we visit a park and see children play, we think of him,” said father Wen Hai Li, 39.

“I just hope that no one else has to go through what we did,” mom Jin Hua said tearfully.

The suit names day care operators Li Chan Wu, Wen Xian Lin, and Kevin Lin as defendants.