HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — A South Florida mother is being charged with child neglect after she was accused of leaving her child inside a hot car in Hollywood, according to a news release from the Hollywood Police Department.
Police said 34-year-old Anastasiya Motalava left her child in the hot car on Sunday at a Walmart parking lot on South State Road 7.
Once officers arrived, fire rescue was reportedly on scene and helped the child out of the car
"The investigation revealed that the vehicle was not running, and the window was slightly cracked while the child was inside," police stated in the release.
That investigation also revealed Motalava had been shopping inside Walmart for more than 30 minutes while the child was still inside the car, police said. She was reportedly taken into custody and charged with child neglect.
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