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.
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.
Bystanders called police and indicated the children were left unattended for at least an hour.
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.