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Dad of baby left in hot car 'berated' by crowd

A father who allegedly left a nine-month-old girl alone and wailing inside a parked car this morning in Oakville, Ont., returned from his shopping to be confronted by an angry crowd, Halton Regional Police say.

Concerned citizens who found the girl sweating profusely and crying at a Home Depot parking lot called police. Officers arrived at the scene around 10 a.m. ET and witnesses said the child had been left in the vehicle for 10 to 15 minutes while her father was purchasing food.

The father rushed back to his vehicle when the store he was shopping in made an emergency announcement about a child inside a hot car. Upon getting back to the parking lot, "he was berated by a group of angry individuals," Halton police said in a release.

Emergency services checked the child's health and her mother took custody of her.

The Children's Aid Society is investigating the incident along with police. Police say charges have not yet been laid.

Heat advisories in Toronto, York Region

Police and public health officials are warning parents that internal temperatures in vehicles can soar in the summertime months. During a summer day, internal temperatures can rise to 50 C (**my note: 122F) in as little as 10 minutes.

Both Toronto and York Region issued heat advisories earlier today.

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If he had done that here, there would be no investigation. He would have been arrested on the spot. I'm glad the lil one is okay. Damn, what the hell could he have been thinking of? At 10am here in Vegas, the outside temp is 100f if not hotter.

I wish there was a charge for criminal stupidity ~ ~ there are constant media reminders that it's mega dangerous to leave a child or an animal in a car during summer OR winter ~ the last one I saw/heard here noted on a sunny summer day, temps in a closed car can soar 20*-30* in a matter of minutes ~

Sooz