This Article is From Apr 17, 2016

Woman Left Infant In Hot Car For Strip Club Audition: Police

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It was 72 degrees outside when officers arrived and temperatures inside the car had reached 100 degrees. (Representational Image)

Highlights

  • Cops say the car had heated up to 100 degrees when they arrived
  • Baby was reportedly in car for 30 minutes, now with children's services
  • The mother and her friend now face neglect charges
Nashville, United States: A woman and her friend are facing charges after they left her infant in a hot car outside a strip club where she was auditioning.

WSB-TV  reports 24-year-old Kelsey McMurtry was auditioning at club in downtown Nashville Thursday while her daughter sat in a locked car with the windows up. A passerby saw her and called police.

According to a warrant, it was 72 degrees outside when officers arrived and temperatures inside the car had reached 100 degrees. Witnesses estimated the baby was in the car 30 minutes.

She was treated at a hospital and placed with children's services.

McMurtry's friend, 19-year-old Summer Taylor, told police she was watching the child but witnesses disputed that.

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McMurtry and Taylor both face child neglect charges.

 
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