Mom takes pet to vet, leaves baby in hot car
She cared enough about the sick pet, but the baby got left behind. A suburban Atlanta mom left her 2-month-old baby boy in her sweltering SUV as she took her pet to the vet last Thursday, police said. She did, however, take her other two kids inside the office with her.
A passerby called cops after spotting the sweating child, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. He had been in the Ford Expedition for about 40 minutes, with the windows rolled up, authorities said. The temperature inside was estimated at 90 degrees.
The baby was treated at a hospital and released into the care of other relatives. His mother, 38-year-old Dawn Myers, was arrested and charged with cruelty to children. It was not reported what type of pet she took to the vet’s office and that animal’s condition.
