A 16-month-old baby girl was “bright red” and suffering from heat stroke after her mother left her in a car for almost an hour, on a day when temperatures almost reached 40C.
Police raced more than 30km to Bridgetown, Western Australia on Saturday afternoon after receiving calls from worried passer-byers.
“We took the child out of the car and took her to hospital for immediate medical treatment,” Sergeant Paul Williams said.
“Her whole body was bright red — as if she had been sunburnt.”
“Had it gone on for much longer, there could have been far more serious consequences.”
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He said that it will be alleged that the mother parked her car in the main street while she went to work at a local hotel.
