Mom Accused of Leaving Her 3 Children — Ages 1, 2 and 4 — in an Unlocked Car While She Shopped at Walmart on a Hot Day

A Maryland mother was arrested and charged with child neglect after police said she left her three children alone in a running car while she shopped at Walmart on a hot day. Marium Khan Ghauri allegedly left the kids — ages 4, 2, and 1 — in the car for 40 minutes.

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