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Thursday, September 2, 2010

Dad who left toddler son in freezing casino parking lot won't face charges (Calgary, Alberta, Canada)

UNNAMED DAD, who left his 21-month-old son alone in a freezing van while Daddy gambled at a casino, will not be facing a criminal charge of child abandonment. How nice for Daddy.

INVISIBLE MOTHER ALERT. Where was Mom while all of this was going on?

http://www.metronews.ca/calgary/local/article/621735--man-who-left-son-in-casino-parking-lot-won-t-face-charges

Man who left son in casino parking lot won't face charges

Published: September 02, 2010 12:08 p.m.
Last modified: September 02, 2010 12:11 p.m.

CALGARY - A man who left his toddler son in a freezing van while he gambled in a Calgary casino will not face a criminal charge of child abandonment.

A court has withdrawn the charge because the man had already pleaded guilty to a lesser count under Alberta's Child Youth and Family Enhancement Act.

The father, who can't be named to protect his son's identity, received a one-year conditional sentence.

Court heard that he gambled in March 2009 while the temperature outside was minus 9 C.

Firefighters got into his locked vehicle and removed the 21-month-old boy.

Emergency services were called when a casino patron heard a child crying and called for help. (CHQR)