Police: Mom left autistic child alone in car


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SMYRNA, Del. (AP) — A Delaware mother is facing charges of child endangerment after police say she left her autistic child in a car alone.

WDEL Radio (http://bit.ly/1CdJTls ) reports police were called to the Smyrna Mart Shopping Center on Wednesday after several people said they said a child in a car without an adult. Police say the autistic 5-year-old child was in the car for at least 20 minutes.

Inga Gillett-Spio was arrested and later freed on $1,000 bail.

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Information from: WDEL-AM, http://www.wdel.com/

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