SURPRISE, Ariz. — An Arizona mother left her two young sons in a hot car Wednesday while she went underwear shopping, investigators said.
Police said Morgan Elizabeth Dowse, 25, left her children, aged 5 months and 7 years, in an unlocked car in a parking lot while she went into a Rue 21 in search of undergarments, KPHO reported.
Bystanders called police and indicated the children were left unattended for at least an hour.
Investigators found the 5-month-old unbelted, upside down and facedown in the car seat. They located Dowse in the Rue 21 with the 7-year-old, who had unbuckled himself and walked into the store.
Officers confronted her in the store while holding her 5-month-old.
Dowse started crying and told investigators she went in to exchange items but saw a good deal on underwear.
Dowse was arrested and charged with two counts of child abuse, KPHO reported.
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