Five-month-old baby found after car hijacked in Dublin city centre
Officers said a five-month-old baby was in a silver Nissan Qashqai hatchback when it was hijacked in Dublin earlier on Monday.
Monday 23 September 2024 18:09, UK
A five-month-old baby has been found after an urgent appeal was launched to locate her in Dublin following a car hijacking.
Police received a report of a hijacking of a vehicle - a silver Nissan Qashqai hatchback - from Mountjoy Square, in Dublin at approximately 1.50pm.
Officers said the car "was hijacked by a man who is not known to the baby or her family" and that the baby was in the car when it was taken.
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Police later said the five-month-old - wearing a pink cardigan and ugg boots - had been located.
They said on social media at 4.34pm the baby was "located safe and well in Dublin City Centre".
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Superintendent Liam Geraghty said she was missing from her parents for "just over two hours".
He said it was "obviously a very traumatic time" for the mother and father but added: "Thankfully, they were all reunited together shortly after 4pm."
Mr Geraghty added the suspect is a "white, middle-aged male wearing dark clothing and a baseball cap".
Police currently believe the incident appears to have been an opportunistic crime, pending further investigation.
The force added it had initiated a Child Rescue Ireland (CRI) Alert over the incident. It has since been cancelled.
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