Mother facing charges after allegedly leaving baby in car while gambling at Bensalem casino

BENSALEM, Pa. (WPVI) -- A New Jersey mother is facing charges after she allegedly left her 14-month-old son in a car while she gambled at a casino in Bensalem, Pennsylvania.

Bensalem police responded to the Parx parking lot in the 2900 block of Street Road around 9 p.m. on April 14 after security reported that a child appeared to be locked inside an unoccupied vehicle, according to officials.

An affidavit said the child, who was found sleeping in a rear car seat, appeared to be covered in sweat.

Police said the mother, 37-year-old Leola Dualuqua, of Willingboro, was allegedly inside the casino for more than two hours.

The child was rescued from the vehicle and medically cleared, officials said.

Dualuqua was taken into custody and charged with endangering the welfare of a child and leaving a child in an unattended motor vehicle, according to police.

She was arraigned by District Justice Corryn Kronnagel and remanded to the Bucks County Correctional Facility on 10% of $25,000 bail.

The child was released to his father.