Edmonton mother charged after infant left in vehicle in frigid conditions

EDMONTON – An Edmonton mother has been charged after her seven-month-old infant was left in a parked vehicle while the temperature outside was-28 C.

Police say officers rescued the child from the back seat of a locked Toyota in a commercial parking lot after a concerned citizen called.

They say officers decided to break the front driver’s side window to retrieve the crying baby after a lengthy, unsuccessful search for the driver.

The child’s 30-year-old mother returned about 10 minutes later and was charged with causing a child to be in need of intervention.

Police say they are not releasing the name of the woman to protect the identity of the complainant.