UPDATE: Grandmother accused of leaving grandson in sweltering hot car due in court

A Smyth County, Virginia woman charged with abuse after police said she left her 7-year-old grandson inside a car in sweltering temperatures is scheduled for an appearance in Circuit Court.

Court information says Betty Jean Lyons, 71, was indicted last month for the Class 6 felony.

The incident occurred in June when investigators said Lyons kept the child in the car while she shopped at Walmart in Marion for over an hour. A Marion Police officer had to break the car windows to rescue the boy.

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