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Jersey mother left toddler inside hot car for hours as she gambled in casino: cops

New York Post·Jeanne Erickson·6 months ago
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A New Jersey mother left her baby boy locked in a hot car while she gambled for hours in a Pennsylvania casino, cops said.

Leola Dualuqua, 37, of Willingboro, was charged with endangering the welfare of a child and leaving a child in an unattended motor vehicle, after allegedly leaving her 14-month-old son alone in the Parx Casino parking lot in Bensalem for more than two hours, cops said .

Officers were called just before 9 p.m. on April 14 after someone spotted the child inside the car.

Leola Dualuqua disappeared into a casino to gamble while she left her 14-month-old toddler in the backseat of a car, cops charge. Bensalem Police

What cops found was alarming — a baby strapped into a car seat in the back, engine off, windows sealed — while temperatures hovered in the mid-80s.

The child appeared to be sleeping but was sweating, police said.

Cops forced their way into the car and rescued the toddler, who was hot and wearing a filthy diaper, authorities said.

Bensalem EMS rushed the baby to St.…

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