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Baby left in locked car at mall

The complaint about the child being locked in the car was posted on a WhatsApp group by a local security company.

May 20, 2021
Shona Aylward 1 minute read
Emergency services responded to a callout involving a baby being left alone in a locked car. Photo: Med-Evac Ambulance

A baby was left in a locked car in the parking lot at the Southcoast Mall on Wednesday (yesterday) morning.

Temperatures yesterday had reached 25 degrees by midday. The complaint about the child being locked in the car was posted on a WhatsApp group by a local security company.

Glen Preston of Med-Evac said the baby, believed to be about three or four weeks old, had reportedly been left in the car for at least 15 minutes, maybe even as long as half an hour.

Med-Evac and Port Shepstone K9 Search and Rescue arrived at the parking lot to find the child in the car, crying. “The mother of the child returned moments before we were about to break the window,” said Mr Preston.

The matter was handed over to the police.

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May 20, 2021
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Fundiswa Mzobe

Fundiswa Mzobe works as a journalist covering various beats. She started her Caxton career with Ugu Eyethu more than 10 years ago, then went on to work as a digital assistant on the Herald website. She has now progressed to being an out-and-out reporter, with a particular focus on council, crime and political issues. Before that she worked as a radio journalist for a short period of time.
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