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Out of Tune

People heading in to see a pop concert in Stuttgart, Germany, heard a baby screaming in the parking lot. They tracked the sound to the trunk of a car, and called police. No one at the concert responded to announcements, so officers broke into the car to find an 8-month-old boy lying among dirty diapers, laundry, and trash. The boy was sweating profusely, and was hospitalized. The boy’s mother, 18, doesn’t understand what the big deal is — after all, she says, she parked in the shade and left the windows open a crack. “I want my baby back,” she demands. (RC/NewsCore) ...How about never? Would never work for you?
Original Publication Date: 09 October 2011
This story is in True’s book collections, in Volume 18.

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