A man is in police custody after allegedly leaving three young children alone in a car overnight in South-East Queensland.
Police say the children — a three-year-old girl and boys aged five and six — were found at a service station in Mount Warren Park, south of Brisbane, about 7am.
A 27-year-old man known to the children is in custody and assisting police with their investigation.
Detective Acting Superintendent Mark White said the children were reported missing after police were called to a disturbance at a Slacks Creek address about 10pm on Sunday where the 27-year-old man was arrested.
“Subsequently from that disturbance at Slacks Creek … the issue of the location of the children was raised,” he said.
Detective Acting Superintendent White said police would allege the man parked the car at the Mount Warren Park service station before leaving the area alone.
“The information we have is that [the children] have been in the vehicle overnight by themselves,” he said.
“We’ve asked the Queensland Ambulance Service to get involved and medically assess the children to ensure they are safe and well.
“We just hope that the children are OK both physically and psychologically.”
Investigating officers are still appealing for information about the blue Hyundai hatchback’s movements between the Gold Coast and Logan yesterday.
Anyone who saw the vehicle with the Queensland registration 205 SKW between 4:30pm Sunday and 7am on Monday is urged to contact police.
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