A woman will face court today charged after a three-year-old child is allegedly left locked in a car at Bankstown overnight.
Just after 1am (Saturday 27 July 2019), officers from Bankstown Police Area Command attended a street adjacent to a registered club on Greenfield Parade, after being alerted by security to a child locked in a vehicle.
Police arrived and saw a distressed three-year-old girl locked in an unregistered Ford SUV.
A female carer was located in the club, and the child was removed from the vehicle, reportedly uninjured.
The 32-year-old woman was arrested and taken to Bankstown Police Station.
She was charged with leave child in motor vehicle causing emotional distress and use unregistered and uninsured motor vehicle.
An outstanding 2015 warrant for a domestic related wounding offence was also executed.
The ACT woman was refused bail to appear at Parramatta Bail Court today (Saturday 27 July 2019).
The matter has been reported to Family & Community Services.
This incident has prompted police to encourage parents and carers to be aware of the risks associated with leaving children alone in the car:
– There is a risk of being abducted if they are left alone in a car, even if the car is locked.
– Anyone who sees a child left unattended in a vehicle is urged to contact 000 and help make sure the child gets out as soon as possible.
Police are urging anyone with information about children locked in vehicles to immediately call Triple Zero (000). We remind people they should not report crime information via our Facebook and Twitter pages.
