Mother faces charges over sons left in car

An American woman is expected to face manslaughter charges after her two foster sons died when were left in a sweltering car for five hours, police said today.

Leslie Sue Smoot, 48, who runs a children’s day care centre, left the three- and five-year-old boys strapped in their seats as temperatures soared to 100F (38C) in Mojave Desert city near Los Angeles.