Mom accused of abandoning son on busy Delaware highway

    A mom has been accused of abandoning her 7-year-old son on a busy highway in Delaware.

    WPVI-TV reports the mother and her son were on their way to their Castle Brook apartment Friday night on US13 in New Castle, Delaware when police say she became angry with him, pulled over her car and allegedly told the boy she didn’t want him anymore.

    The child was found walking near Federal School Lane by a stranger, who called police.

    According to WPVI-TV, it took police an hour to track down the boy’s mother, who investigators say never reported him missing.

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