In Avignon, a mother left her two very young children in the car, windows closed, in the heat wave, while she went shopping. The toddlers were finally freed by the emergency services, and the woman was arrested.
Stifling heat. This Friday, August 12 in Avignon, a mother who had gone shopping, left behind her two children aged six months and two years in the carin broad daylight, reports La Provence. It was already over 30°C.
After a while, people present in the parking lot of the Avignon Nord shopping center heard the cries of young children, installed in vehicles whose windows had remained closed.
The children suffered from advanced dehydration
They then quickly contacted the emergency services. Arrived on the spot, the firefighters and the police were then able easily evacuate toddlers because the car was not locked, continues the local daily. The children still had to be taken to the hospital in Avignon to undergo examinations because they were both suffering from advanced dehydration.
As she was returning to her vehicle, the mother of the family was arrested by the gendarmes. While in police custody, she assured that she just wanted to do some shopping but her shopping took longer than expected. According to La Provence, the Avignon prosecutor’s office decided to close the case with compulsory educational measures.
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Car park
After a while, people present in the parking lot of the Avignon Nord shopping center heard the cries of young children, installed in vehicles whose windows had remained closed.
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Hospital
Arrived on the spot, the firefighters and the police were then able to easily evacuate the toddlers. The latter still had to be taken to the hospital in Avignon to undergo examinations because they both suffered from advanced dehydration.
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Handcuffs
As she was returning to her vehicle, the mother of the family was arrested by the gendarmes. During her custody, she assured that she simply wanted to do some shopping but that her shopping took longer than expected
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Justice
According to La Provence, the Avignon prosecutor’s office decided to close the case with compulsory educational measures.