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Mom, 62, Charged After Son Fatally Beats Her Newborn

Kathleen Steele left kids inside van, say police

(Newser) - The fact that a 62-year-old woman recently gave birth to a daughter is newsworthy—as is the fact that she left that newborn and two sons, aged 3 and 6, alone in a locked van for 38 minutes while she was inside a store. But that's just the beginning...

Shoppers Smash Window, Free 2 Kids From Hot Car
Shoppers Smash Window, Free 2 Kids From Hot Car
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Shoppers Smash Window, Free 2 Kids From Hot Car

Witnesses now say they were helping mom, who was on the scene

(Newser) - Media attention from the Justin Ross Harris case has placed citizens on high alert for children stuck in hot cars—and shoppers at a strip mall in Katy, Texas, are the latest to come to the rescue. The group smashed in a car window yesterday to free two young children...

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