A shopper who saved a baby left alone in a hot car has said an Asda security guard refused to help in fear of losing their job.
Jenna Langston, 33, forced open the boot and climbed inside to save the sweat-soaked boys life in 30C heat.
The tot was said to have been left in the car, at the giant Asda store at Barnes Hill in Birmingham with no cracked windows for at least half-an-hour when Jenna arrived at the scene.
Police and paramedics rushed to the supermarket and the baby, thought to have been around three-months-old, was taken to hospital for a check-up.
Jenna, a care manager from Kings Norton, raced into action after popping to the store to buy her favourite egg custards last Thursday afternoon.
She said: I saw a guard standing by a black car and initially thought: “I hope no-ones left a dog in there.”
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I had already heard a tannoy announcement giving a registration plate while I was inside the store and quite a bit of time had passed since then.
But a guard said a baby was inside. I dropped my shopping and ran over to the car. I said the baby needed to come out straight away – it was 31C.
But the guard said they couldnt break in because it would be classed as breaking and entering.
I said I didnt care and I was going to get the baby out. The guard said: “We cant help you do that. I could lose my job.”
All the doors were locked and none of the windows were open.
I forced the boot and threw bags and everything else out to get access to the baby.
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I got myself into the boot and put my top half over the back seat. He was dripping with sweat – his babygrow was like it had been through the washing machine.
I opened the doors to let some air in and someone else asked if I wanted to sit in their car with the baby as it had air conditioning. Then the police and paramedics arrived.
I handed the baby over to the ambulance crew. They said he seemed fine but they had to take him to hospital.
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There was still no sign of the car driver – it had been around 50 minutes by now.
Then she appeared, walking slowly back to her car.
I screamed at her and asked what she had been thinking. I was really distressed. But she just looked at the floor.
Im still shaken now – I havent slept properly for a few nights.
An Asda spokesperson told Metro.co.uk: Were investigating to find out exactly what happened, but we would never punish a colleague for trying to do the right thing. Were pleased that the baby is safe and well.
West Midlands Police said: The parent of the baby have been spoken to and appropriate measures have been put in place to ensure the child is not at any risk.
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