IALA: A baby left unattended in a car, at the car park of a shopping mall.
Loud cries alerted the passenger that something was wrong. It was a newborn baby who was left locked in a car in a Countdown supermarket car park in Hamilton this morning. A Police media spokesperson confirmed they received two calls about a baby aged between 0 to 5 months being left in the car park , and were attempting to make contact with the owner. As scary as this case might seem, you would want to share this online right? Well, a shopper posted the photo of the baby on social media in the capsule with the plastic rain cover and was shocked and wanted to show how dangerous leaving a child in a car could be.
The post has since been removed following comments of both outrage and support for the mother.
The shopper, who did not want to be named over fear of publish backlash, told the Herald she was walking back to her car when she heard the baby crying at about 11.25AM. It was a horrifying situation as she had need access to anything that was open, everything was locked giving no air for the baby and potentially distressing it.
"It was screaming and that's what made me look over. I put my face up against all the windows in the car and was like holy crap there's no one in this car and the baby is by itself".
The woman who had her own child with her, dashed back to the supermarket staff and asked for immediate assistance. They acted really well, and did everything they could. A woman put an announcement over the loud speakers for any shopper that owned the baby, and the car. Trying doors and windows weren't a success so she started banging on the windows, to distract the baby and stop it from getting too hot.
The baby was crying the entire time, with 8 people gathered around including staff. About 10 minuted later the mother emerged with shopping bags. The woman did not know how long the baby had been left for before she heard it.
"She just walked out and saw that everyone was around her. I think she got quite embarrassed and I just had my hand over my mouth because I was in absolute shock and she unlocked the car and opened up the back door and pulled the cover off the baby.
When she got back into the car, the baby's face was red and the collar was all wet, not from sweat but from all it's tears. The baby started to calm down and the mother touched it's tummy. She had said she just go tout of hospital, that's why she posted up the photo so she could get help for the woman. Never leave a child in the car alone... Not even for one minute.
A question I have for the woman is.. Why would you leave your child unattended? I don't understand because he was so young and she didn't stop to think about her baby. Although she just got out of hospital, I can understand that.
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