Parents arrested for leaving daughter, 12, locked in hot car
Parents arrested for leaving daughter, 12, locked in hot car
PARENTS of a 12-year-old girl left for several hours locked in a hot car have been arrested in Marbella.
The youngster was in a shopping centre car park with the doors child-locked, meaning she could not get out.
A woman who saw her plight alerted a National Police officer who was controlling the car park.
He called for back-up, and they saw the young girl was suffering symptoms of anxiety and was sweating profusely.
Officers had to smash a window to rescue the girl, who was found to be clearly dehydrated after having been trapped in the car for two-and-a-half hours.
Ambulance staff attended to the youngster, and her parents were arrested when they returned to the car for 'child neglect'.
