2 babies found dehydrated in a car in Avignon, their mother went shopping
It always surprises and yet it happens much more often than you think. This Friday, August 12 in Avignon, a mother left two babies in her car parked in the sun, the time to do some shopping. They were found in a state of dehydrationwindows closed, inside the vehicle tells TheProvence. We have not gone far from the drama. The car was parked in a mall parking lot, bathed in sunlight. The high temperatures are sparing no region, especially not the south of France, this summer. The babies alerted passers-by with their desperate fits.
Immediately, several people went to the car to understand the origin of the crying. They discovered horrified two babies installed in their car seats. The car windows were not open to let in some air. Alerted, Police and firefighters quickly arrived on the scene. ” By chance, the car was not locked and the two babies of 6 months and 2 years old were able to be taken out, all sweating, in an advanced state of dehydration”, explains La Provence. Both babies were taken to hospital.
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Back in his vehicle, after shopping, the mother of the family was immediately arrested by the gendarmes. ” In police custody, she told them that she wanted to go shopping. She will then have to have only a few moments but her purchases will have dragged on. Seized, the Avignon prosecutor’s office decided to close the case with a compulsory educational measure”, relay of the gendarmerie.
This is not an isolated case. It is deplorable, but it is a common fact. With the overwork and fatigue of young children, some parents are no longer focused. Last October, a four-year-old girl was found lifeless in a car left for several hours in a parking lot in Martinique. ” The mother, who was to drop off the child at the nursery, forgot she was in the vehicle on her way to work. » The child spent 6 hours in the car. Despite the care provided by the emergency services, she did not survive. It was the father who had made it possible to find the little girl, unfortunately, this family did not escape the tragedy.