Woman charged after leaving child alone in vehicle

The Edmonton Police Service has charged a woman under the Child, Youth and Family Enhancement Act, for allegedly leaving her child alone in a vehicle, as temperatures dropped to - 17C Monday evening.

Southwest Division members responded to a strip mall parking lot near 39 Avenue and Calgary Trail, at approximately 6:30 p.m., Monday, Feb. 3, 2014, after being notified by an observant passerby that a young child had allegedly been left unattended in a vehicle.



Upon arrival, Southwest Patrol members discovered a two-year-old girl alone in a vehicle that was not running. Witnesses told police the child had been in the vehicle for approximately 40 minutes.



Patrol members broke a window and retrieved the child from the vehicle. Paramedics were called out and determined the girl was cold, but otherwise in good health.



A 32-year-old Edmonton woman returned to her vehicle shortly thereafter and was charged with cause a child to be in need of intervention under Section 130 of the CYFEA.

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