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NYPD: Woman in custody after young child found unattended in Bensonhurst park

According to the FDNY, the child may have been suffering from hypothermia, and they were taken to the hospital in stable condition.

Greg Thompson

Dec 7, 2025, 11:16 PM

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The NYPD says a woman is in custody after a young child was found unattended in Bensonhurst's Lt. Joseph Petrosino Park on Sunday afternoon.

Police say they received the call a little before 1:30 p.m.

According to the FDNY, the child may have been suffering from hypothermia, and they were taken to the hospital in stable condition.

The woman was taken into custody shortly before 5:15 p.m.

She had not been charged as of Sunday night.

Police had not released any information about what her exact relationship to the child is as of Sunday night.

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