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Independent Singapore
13-07-2025
- Independent Singapore
JB mother accidentally left four-month old baby in locked car; police issue warning after successfully rescuing infant
Photos: Balai Polis Setia Indah FB MALAYSIA: A four-month-old baby was rescued from a locked vehicle this week after the child was accidentally left inside a car parked under the sun in Johor Bahru. According to the local press, the infant's mother had driven to a nearby supermarket to do some shopping. Upon returning to the car, the woman discovered that the vehicle was locked with her baby still strapped inside. Panicked, she immediately sought help and called the police. Two officers from the Crime Prevention Patrol unit at Taman Setia Indah Police Station were dispatched to the scene. They arrived alongside a locksmith to attempt an urgent rescue. The station said in a Facebook post on Friday (11 July), 'Upon arrival at the location, members on duty together with a locksmith took quick action to open the door of the entangled vehicle while waiting for members of the Department of Fire and Rescue Malaysia (JBPM) to arrive.' Photographs released by the station show a visibly distressed young woman, believed to be the mother, clutching her hands to her chest and watching anxiously as the locksmith worked to open the car door. Thanks to the swift intervention, the baby was safely retrieved from the vehicle without injuries. Authorities reported that the child was in stable condition despite having been exposed to heat inside the car. Police have since issued a stern warning to the mother regarding the dangers of leaving a child unattended, even for a brief period. 'Members of the Crime Prevention Patrol of Taman Setia Indah Police Station have given a stern warning to the mother of the infant not to repeat negligence that can endanger life, especially the act of leaving the infant unattended in the vehicle,' the statio said. The authorities also took the opportunity to remind the public about the potentially deadly consequences of such oversights. 'Taman Setia Indah Police Station calls on the public to be always aware and responsible towards children's safety because negligence even in a short period of time can invite big risks,' they added. () => { const trigger = if ('IntersectionObserver' in window && trigger) { const observer = new IntersectionObserver((entries, observer) => { => { if ( { lazyLoader(); // You should define lazyLoader() elsewhere or inline here // Run once } }); }, { rootMargin: '800px', threshold: 0.1 }); } else { // Fallback setTimeout(lazyLoader, 3000); } });
CBS News
28-06-2025
- CBS News
Phoenix police rescue baby left alone for days after mother dies
A baby who was left alone for days in a Phoenix, Arizona, apartment was rescued by police officers last month after the infant's mother had died, officials said Friday. Phoenix police said they received a call from a neighbor on the morning of May 14 to check on a woman who had recently given birth, but who had not been heard from for several days. Bodycam footage released by the Phoenix Police Department show officers looking through the apartment's unlocked window, which is when the officers saw the woman lying on the floor, police said. They forced the apartment door open and rescued the baby who was "laying on the bed visibly emaciated." Bodycam footage shows Phoenix police officer rescuing a baby left alone for days in an apartment after the infant's mother died. Phoenix police The bodycam video also showed one of the responding officers carefully placing the baby in a stroller before handing it over to another rescuer. Phoenix Fire Department personnel then took the child to a hospital to receive lifesaving care, and the baby is expected to make a full recovery, police said. The Maricopa County medical examiner's office is investigating the cause of the mother's death. Her name was not released. No other information was immediately available.
Daily Mail
25-06-2025
- Daily Mail
Bodycam shows what happened when 'distressed' baby was found in roasting car with its windows up
Distressing bodycam footage has captured the moment two police officers rescued a baby from a roasting car. The Corona Police department in California shared the video to serve as a warning for residents as scorching summer temperatures continue to rise. They were called to the scene on June 17 amid reports of a baby alone in a car with 'the engine off and windows up.' 'When officers arrived on scene, they observed the baby in distress, and breached a window to extricate him,' they said. The footage shows the two officers rushing to the car and not hesitating once they realized the baby was inside. One officer peered inside the front windscreen and returned a moment later with a metal crowbar used to shatter the front driver's side window. The car was then unlocked from the inside and the second officer immediately pulled the tiny baby out of the back seat. A thermometer reading of the car revealed the internal temperature had reached 110 degrees. The officer holding the baby tried to soothe the child, patting its back and rocking it gently. It is unclear how long the baby was trapped in the car. Officers also did not provide any further details about the child's parents. The inside of a car would take just 20 minutes to warm up to 110 degrees even on a mild day. There are countless tragic stories of babies dying after being left or forgotten inside hot cars. A Florida father was last week arrested and charged with manslaughter of a child and child neglect charges after his baby boy roasted to death in a hot car while he went drinking at a bar, police said. Sebastian Gardner, 18 months, had a body temperature of more than 110 degrees when he was found in the back of the vehicle on June 6. His father, Scott Allen Gardner, 33, allegedly left his son in his truck in 92F heat for more than three hours while he got a haircut and went drinking inside Ormond Beach's Hanky Panky's Lounge, Volusia Sheriff's Office said. 'During the investigation, Gardner gave multiple false accounts of what occurred that day,' police said. Weeks earlier, Louisiana father Joseph Boatman was also arrested and charged after his 21-month-old daughter died strapped inside a car for more than nine hours. Sheriff Randy Smith said at the time: 'When a child is left in a vehicle, especially on a day when the heat index climbs over 100 degrees, the outcome can turn deadly in a matter of minutes. 'This case involved compromised judgment, and the result was heartbreaking.' At least 1,130 children have died in hot vehicles in the country since 1990, and at least another 75,000 survived with injuries, according to Kids and Car Safety. Every year, an average of 38 children die in hot cars and about 88 percent of them are three-year-old or younger, per the statistics.
