Cuban woman arrested in Italy after leaving her baby alone inside a car

A 29-year-old Cuban woman was arrested in the town of Vigevano, in the province of Pavia, for leaving her infant son alone in the front of her car with the windows closed while she went to run some errands.

The incident occurred at 11 a.m. on August 29. The local police, during a routine check, noticed the baby in the front seat of the vehicle, a Kia Stonic, which was also parked illegally near a hospital.

The car -as detailed by the local press- was hermetically sealed, with the windows fully up and exposed directly to the sun, which caused a rapid increase in temperature inside.

The local police agents acted quickly upon noticing the danger, alerting the firefighters and emergency medical services.

Fortunately, after being examined at the hospital, it was confirmed that the baby was in good health, without having suffered any damage despite the dangerous situation.

The Cuban mother of the minor, who was found shortly after in the vicinity, is a resident of Bereguardo, about 20 kilometers from Vigevano, and already had a history of child abandonment.

After the investigations, it was confirmed that the woman - identified only as G.G. - had intentionally left her child in the car to carry out a task, which the authorities classified not as neglect, but as a deliberate action.

It turns out that the woman did not have the child's documents with her at the time she was found, which further complicates her legal situation.

The Cuban woman is now facing a new complaint before the competent authorities for recidivism in the crime of child abandonment.

The local police councilor of Vigevano, Nicola Scardillo, praised the quick and efficient intervention of the officers, emphasizing that "it was a delicate matter that, fortunately, ended without serious consequences for the child."

The timely action of the police and emergency services prevented a possible tragedy.

Although the United States is the country that suffers the most deaths of minors due to being left shut in and without ventilation inside vehicles, the phenomenon also registers some cases in European countries.

At the end of July, a one-year-old girl died after spending several hours inside a car in the town of Marcon, near Venice, in northeastern Italy.

In the case of the United States, at least 1,093 children have died between 1990 and 2023 after being forgotten in closed and unventilated vehicles, especially during the summer, according to a study conducted by Kids and Car Safety. The state of Texas ranks first in deaths, with 155, followed by Florida (118) and California (65).