DALLAS -- A Texas mother is accused of leaving her seven-year-old daughter in a dumpster while spending a day at the spa. Surveillance video shows Alicia Carroll, her seven-year-old daughter, her boyfriend and a friend at King Spa in Dallas over the weekend, according to KDAF.
Alicia Carroll
Police said the group was kicked out because they brought alcohol into the business. Surveillance video shows Carroll and her daughter leaving the business at 10 p.m. Then Carroll and her daughter climbed into a nearby dumpster.
"Detectives believe that Ms. Carroll and her daughter climbed into the dumpster because Ms. Carroll believed that the police had been called and were chasing her," Maj. Rob Sherwin with DPD said.
Early Sunday, Carroll climbed out of the dumpster and got a ride home, however she left her seven-year-old in the dumpster. Carroll then called police and claimed a friend had her daughter and she was unable locate her. However, police said this was not true.
Witnesses reported seeing the girl wandering the streets "alone and afraid."
Carroll is charged with abandoning a child in imminent danger. Her bond is set at $25,000.
