I'm glad the police charged her, this one makes me extra angry because it was clearly intentional.
https://www.wfla.com/top-stories/fl...ot-car-for-3-hours-while-shopping-police-say/
She's apparently trying to claim it was an accident but (bolding is mine) :
https://miami.cbslocal.com/2019/08/...ot-vehicle-for-three-hours-while-she-shopped/
Ft. Lauderdale Police said Shantrell Mitchell, 32, parked her car in a shaded area of a BJs parking lot just after 12 p.m. Friday with her 21-month-old daughter still inside her car.
Mitchell is reportedly seen on surveillance footage opening and manually locking every door of her car before walking towards the store.
According to the police report, Mitchell didn’t notice what she had done until she got back to her car to put eggs in the back seat.
Mitchell reportedly flagged down an employee to call 911, grabbed her daughter and placed her near an air conditioning vent and poured iced tea all over her body.
“The child had a temperature of 105 degrees, was suffering from seizures, and had to be transported to Holy Cross Hospital,” Assistant State Attorney Eric Linder said.
https://www.wfla.com/top-stories/fl...ot-car-for-3-hours-while-shopping-police-say/
She's apparently trying to claim it was an accident but (bolding is mine) :
Mitchell reportedly told investigators that she had asked family members to watch the child for her, but no one would do it.
Surveillance video captures the moments after she parked and when she went into the store. It shows she went to each door of the car before walking away.
“She parks the vehicle, then proceeds to get out and manually lock each door, opening the rear driver’s side, rear passenger’s side and front door and manually locks them. Her child was in a car seat directly behind her,” said Fort Lauderdale police Detective Tracy Figone.
“Def Mitchell then proceeds to walk into BJ’s Wholesale, intentionally leaving her child victim in the locked vehicle,” according to the arrest report.
https://miami.cbslocal.com/2019/08/...ot-vehicle-for-three-hours-while-she-shopped/