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Arrested for leaving my child in the car

It is a dilemma faced by every parent, but Tim Haines' decision to leave his toddler in the car while he popped into a shop almost cost him his family.

Tim, a family law advocate, could never have imagined the nightmare that was to follow as he dashed into a store without his daughter, Iset, two, to buy some medication when she was ill.

Five minutes later he was arrested and subsequently charged with 'wilful exposure to a child at risk of harm'.

With family life at risk, Tim appealed and was eventually cleared the following year. But was leaving his sick child alone so not to disturb her really neglectful or was he just doing what every other parent would have done?

Tim and his wife Julie join to tell us their story.

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