UAE: 10 years jail, Dh1 million fine for leaving kids in locked vehicles
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The punishment falls under the UAE’s Child Rights Law.
Parents and guardians who leave behind their children in locked vehicles can face 10 years in jail and fines of up to Dh1 million, experts have warned.
Abu Dhabi Police warned that leaving children alone and unattended to inside vehicles while parents or guardians go shopping or for any other reason is a crime punishable by law.
“It is very dangerous for parents to leave their children in vehicles without adult supervision,” police said. “Leaving children alone inside parked cars in home compounds or in other places is an act of negligence which can lead to serious consequences, including death.”
Leaving children inside locked, hot cars could kill them in less than 10 minutes: Experts
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Parents have been warned against leaving their children alone in parked cars when they step out for shopping.
Doctors, traffic and climate experts have renewed the call to families not to forget children behind locked vehicles, especially during peak summer months in the Middle East, which are, usually, between June and August.
Parents have been warned against leaving their children alone in parked cars when they step out for shopping.
The experts have pointed out that the temperature in a locked vehicle, and, which has been under the direct rays of the sun for a long time, can soar up to 60 degrees Celsius (C).