UPDATE: WESH 2 News is now reporting that Myriam Luhincadet, who was charged with child neglect yesterday, is an employee at Disney’s Grand Floridian and is related to the mother of the child. She reportedly left work at the resort to pick up the toddler, went back to work where she then left the child in the car alone with the windows cracked. Deputies state that it was 113 degrees in the vehicle when a witness heard the toddler screaming. A Disney spokesperson has said that Myriam Luhincadet has been placed on leave.
NEW: A Disney spokesperson says Grand Floridian Resort employee accused of leaving 2-yr-old in hot car has been placed on leave.@WESH
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The Orange County Sheriff’s Department has arrested 37 year old Myriam Luhincadet for child neglect after a 2 year old was discovered in a parked car in the Grand Floridian employee parking lot. On Monday, Walt Disney World Security discovered the toddler around 1:12 pm inside the unattended car. The car had its windows cracked and the doors unlocked.
The 2 year old is reportedly in stable condition and recovering at Florida Hospital Celebration Health. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office told WESH 2 News it is “grateful for Walt Disney World security and the fast response.”
Temperatures today at Walt Disney World reached 93 degrees. At this time it is unknown how long the child was left in the car.
Lubincadet was taken to Orange County Jail without incident, deputies stated, but she bonded out early Tuesday morning.
Source Credit: WESH 2
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