News Nearby: Villa Rica Mother Arrested for Leaving Children in Car

A Villa Rica mother has been arrested after her two children were found unattended in a hot car in a Walmart parking lot.

Villa Rica Police said on Facebook that Ananya Lively, 39, was arrested and charged with two counts of first degree cruelty to children and two counts of reckless conduct.

Police responded to a call from Walmart at around 3 p.m. on Sept. 10.

“During the investigation the officers found that the mother of the children parked the vehicle at 2:53 PM and left the children which were 2 and 6 years old. The vehicle was not running and the windows were open only about 1 to 2 inches,” Villa Rica PD said on Facebook.

The children were sleeping in the backseat when police arrived. One of the doors was unlocked, and was opened by police to let the hot air out of the car. Police said the mother was away from the car for 25 minutes.

“An ambulance was called to the scene and both children were found to be very hot, sweating, and thirsty. After giving the children water to drink and fresh air both children appeared to be out of danger and were released to a relative,” police posted.