The Brief
- A woman was charged after her toddler was found abandoned in a car.
- The toddler and a dog were found in a car in Highland Park after a suspect attempted to steal the vehicle.
- Police said the suspect, nor the owner of the car, is the father of the child.
LOS ANGELES – Criminal charges were filed Friday against the 19-year-old mother of a toddler who was found abandoned along with a dog inside a car in Highland Park.
What we know:
Bianca Slaughter pleaded not guilty to one felony count of child abuse under circumstances or conditions likely to cause great bodily injury or death involving the toddler on Sunday, along with one felony count of battery with serious bodily injury involving a separate alleged victim five days earlier.…