An individual stole a father's car on Sunday January 23 in Roullet-Saint-Estèphe, near Angoulême, while a four-year-old girl was asleep in the back seat, France Bleu La Rochelle reported.
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The facts occurred when the father of the little girl, who was about to leave his home, returned briefly inside to take his mobile phone. It was during this short absence that a man took the opportunity to steal his vehicle, a Renault Scénic where his daughter was waiting, quietly asleep.
Twenty minutes later, the thief ended up driving the family car about thirty meters from its owner's home.
The gendarmes estimate that he had not noticed the presence of the child.
The little girl was sleeping and "did not
realize anything
", according to the Angoulême gendarmerie, to
France Bleu
.
An investigation has been opened to find the thief.
The military also brought in dog handlers and criminal investigation technicians to look for clues in the vehicle.
