A three-year-old boy was rescued from the sweltering heat after his father locked him inside a car to go have sex with a nearby prostitute.
German police in Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia, were alerted to a dehydrated child who was sweating profusely in a car.
The vehicle was parked in direct sunlight, with the child sitting alone in the back seat.
A passerby eventually called police after speaking to the boy. Another person also gave him some water.
The boy had a high fever and showed signs of dehydration. According to the German Weather Service, the outside temperature was 26 °C when he was locked in. Today report.
A boy was trapped in a stifling vehicle while his father visited a prostitute (file image)
Shortly afterwards, the boy was taken to a hospital in Hagen and his mother was informed.
It was then alleged that her fiancé had parked his car at 8.15pm and gone to visit a prostitute, despite telling police he visited a friend to borrow money and chat after arriving at the venue at 9.40pm.
Police charged the father with breach of duty of care and negligent bodily injury.
The criminal investigation department is also carrying out further investigations and the child protection office has also been informed.
He was later transferred to a hospital in Hagen for admission.
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