Couple Charged After Leaving Their Three Young Kids Inside Hot Car

A couple will face court after allegedly leaving their three children, including a four-month-old, inside their hot car on a 28�C day outside a shopping centre.

The Daily Telegraph�reported that the father, from Mt Druitt, and his�29-year-old partner have been charged with leaving three young children in a motor vehicle unattended outside a St Marys shopping centre, in western Sydney on Saturday.

A concerned citizen alerted the shopping centre security of a baby crying inside a car.

Police arrived at the scene just after 2pm and found the infant and�its four and seven-year-old siblings inside the car.�Thankfully, the three children were unharmed.

The couple allegedly left their children inside the vehicle for 30 minutes�in direct sunlight. They will face Penrith Court on January 20.

Source:�Dailymail.co.uk

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