A Georgia mother was arrested this week after authorities found that she had left her two children in a car for 25 minutes while she shopped at a Walmart.
Photo: Villa Rica PD/AJC
From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Witnesses saw the children, ages 2 and 6, inside the parked vehicle which was not running, and called 911, Capt. Keith Shaddix with Villa Rica police said. The car’s windows were open less than 2 inches, but one door was left unlocked and a witness opened it to let cooler air inside, Shaddix said. Both children were asleep, he said.
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The children’s mother, Ananya Lively, 39, of Villa Rica, returned to her car after 25 minutes, according to investigators. She was arrested and charged with two counts of cruelty to children in the first degree, both felonies and two counts of reckless conduct.
“An ambulance was called to the scene and both children were found to be very hot, sweating, and thirsty,” Shaddix told AJC in an emailed statement. “After giving the children water to drink and fresh air, both children appeared to be out of danger and were released to a relative.”
“None of us would leave a million dollars in the back seat of our vehicle parked in the parking lot, and our children are worth so much more,” he added.
