Ciera Washington, 29, allegedly said she was buying household products at Walmart and got held up in line. She now faces three counts of child neglect
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- Ciera Washington, 29, allegedly left her three children in the car while she went shopping at Walmart, according to a criminal complaint obtained by PEOPLE
- The young children were found “drenched in sweat” in the trunk, and the two youngest “had full diapers and feces on their legs,” per the complaint
- Washington allegedly told police she left both the car and air conditioner on while she ran inside, and gave her oldest child the keys
A Florida mother is charged with multiple counts of child neglect after her children were discovered unattended in a hot car.
Ciera Washington, 29, is accused of leaving her three young children behind on Sept. 14 while she and a friend went shopping at a Walmart in Sunrise, a city located approximately 10 miles west of Fort Lauderdale.
The children were spotted by a passerby who heard a “faint” knocking from inside the trunk of the car as they walked by at approximately 3:30 p.m., according to a copy of the criminal complaint obtained by PEOPLE…