(CENTRAL HURON, ON) – Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers have charged a 26 year old female with Abandoning a Child as a result of a concerned citizen’s call to police. Just after 2:30 p.m. on June 28, 2013 Huron OPP officers responded to the Zehr’s Market plaza parking lot located on Huron Road just outside of Goderich. A concerned citizen observed an infant left unattended in a locked pickup truck with the windows up. The caregiver returned to the pickup truck just before police arrived on scene. She had been shopping inside the store while the infant was sleeping in the vehicle.
The child did not require medical attention.
A 26 year old female from South Huron has been charged with Abandoning a Child contrary to section 218 Criminal Code. She has a court appearance scheduled for September 9, 2013 at the Ontario Court of Justice – Goderich.
Huron County OPP would like to remind everyone that leaving a young child unattended in a vehicle should never happen. The potential for serious injury and death does exist. A vehicle can quite quickly become an oven” in less than 15 minutes. Interior compartment temperatures can rise to dangerous levels even on mild days. Always consider the safety of a child. Do not jeopardize the safety of a child for your pure convenience.”
