Mom auditioning at strip club left infant in hot car, police say

A woman and her friend are facing charges after they left her infant in a hot car outside a strip club where she was auditioning.

WSB-TV reports 24-year-old Kelsey McMurtry was auditioning at club in downtown Nashville Thursday while her daughter sat in a locked car with the windows up. A passerby saw her and called police.

According to a warrant, it was 72 degrees outside when officers arrived and temperatures inside the car had reached 100 degrees. Witnesses estimated the baby was in the car 30 minutes.

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She was treated at a hospital and placed with children’s services.

McMurtry’s friend, 19-year-old Summer Taylor, told police she was watching the child but witnesses disputed that.

McMurtry and Taylor both face child neglect charges.

This story was originally published April 17, 2016 at 10:41 AM with the headline "Mom auditioning at strip club left infant in hot car, police say."