A 32-year-old Texas woman, Domonique Wilson, a daycare owner, is accused of leaving five of her clients’ children in a hot car while she went shopping. Allegedly, Wilson brought her children with her inside the store, leaving the rest behind.
According to court filings obtained by Law & Crime, the incident occurred on Friday, August 1. At around noon, Wilson drove to a Houston Kroger with five of her clients’ children and two of her own. Upon arrival, she allegedly left the five children in her car in 91-degree weather.
The children allegedly left in the hot car were an 8-year-old, a 6-year-old, a 2-year-old, a 1-year-old, and a 10-month-old. As reported by KHOU, one Kroger employee noticed the children inside the car and grabbed two of them. Then, she rushed them inside the store.
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