The key to sleep

A British parent had a huge shock when he returned from a fast food takeaway to find his car had been stolen, with his five year old child still sitting in her car seat. Luckily police found the stolen Skoda just 10 minutes later, having been quickly alerted to the theft.
March 21, 2012 Read time: 1 min
A British parent had a huge shock when he returned from a fast food takeaway to find his car had been stolen, with his five year old child still sitting in her car seat. Luckily police found the stolen Skoda just 10 minutes later, having been quickly alerted to the theft. Four teenagers were charged following the incident. The five year old girl was unharmed during the incident and even managed to sleep right through it. The father had left the car keys in the ignition, a mistake he will not make again.

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