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07-27-2005, 11:55 PM
Police Say Mom Left Boy There Because She Was Upset
FALLS CHURCH, Va. -- A 4-year-old has been turned over to child welfare officials after he was found wandering along a busy highway outside Washington, D.C.
A motorist called police Tuesday night after finding the boy along the Beltway in Falls Church, Va.
Virginia State Police determined he was left there by his mother after she became upset with him. They said the Newport News, Va., woman has been charged with child neglect.
The boy was treated at a hospital for cuts and bruises. He was turned over to Fairfax County Child Protective Services. Authorities said the mother is also facing a hit-and-run charge in connection with an accident north of Richmond Tuesday night.
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FALLS CHURCH, Va. -- A 4-year-old has been turned over to child welfare officials after he was found wandering along a busy highway outside Washington, D.C.
A motorist called police Tuesday night after finding the boy along the Beltway in Falls Church, Va.
Virginia State Police determined he was left there by his mother after she became upset with him. They said the Newport News, Va., woman has been charged with child neglect.
The boy was treated at a hospital for cuts and bruises. He was turned over to Fairfax County Child Protective Services. Authorities said the mother is also facing a hit-and-run charge in connection with an accident north of Richmond Tuesday night.
http://www.nbc5i.com/news/4776932/detail.html