Police allege 13-month-old boy left in unattended car for 40 minutes while father inside Toukley Aquatic Centre
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A man will face court after allegedly leaving a baby in a car on the NSW Central Coast for 40 minutes on Sunday.
Emergency services were called to Toukley Aquatic Centre car park at Heador St, Toukley, after a 13-month-old boy was found unattended and strapped in a child seat of an unlocked Peugot 4WD.
Police will allege the child was left unattended while the child's father was inside the swimming pool complex.
Emergency services were called to the Toukley Aquatic Centre carpark after a 13-month-old boy was found unattended and strapped in a child seat of an unlocked 4WD
Officers from Tuggerah Lakes Police District arrived on the scene and saw the front passenger window of the car was left slightly ajar, with all doors closed and the engine turned off.
There was no air-conditioning as temperatures hit 28C.
The boy was red and sweating but was otherwise not injured as NSW Ambulance paramedics assessed him at the scene.
Officers from Tuggerah Lakes Police District arrived on the scene and saw the front passenger window of the car was left slightly ajar, with all doors closed and the engine turned off
The 40-year-old father returned to the vehicle 15 minutes later after being contacted by police.
The man has been issued with a future court attendance notice for the offence of leaving a child unsupervised in a motor vehicle, causing emotional distress.
He is expected to appear at Wyong Local Court on April 24.
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