A 23-year-old Lethbridge man faces charges after security staff stopped his two-year-old child from rolling into traffic on 1 Avenue South late last month.
The incident happened on May 27 at a business in the 500 block of 1 Avenue South. Security staff saw an extremely intoxicated man slumped against a pillar while his toddler, strapped into a stroller, used his feet to push himself toward the street. The staff stepped in before the child reached the road, and no one was hurt.
When police arrived, they found open liquor in a bag attached to the stroller. Investigators later learned the man was already under court orders not to have or drink alcohol.
The Lethbridge Police Service charged the father on May 29 with one count of failing to provide the necessaries of life and four counts of breaching his release conditions. He was taken into custody and went before a judge the same day.
Police say the child was unharmed. Officers cared for the toddler until family members came to pick him up. The father’s name is not being released to protect the child’s identity. No other adults were with the man when security staff acted.
