Man to appear in court after hijacking of car with baby inside

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Man To Appear In Court After Hijacking Of Car With Baby Inside
The baby girl had been missing from her parents for just over two hours following the hijacking on Monday. Photo: PA
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By Cate McCurry, PA

A man who was arrested as part of the investigation into an incident where a car with a five-month-old baby on board was hijacked is to appear in court.

The baby girl had been missing from her parents for just over two hours following the hijacking on Monday.

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She was in the rear of the car when it was taken from Mountjoy Square West in Dublin at approximately 1.50pm.

A man, who is in his 40s, was arrested on Tuesday evening.

He is due to appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice on Thursday afternoon.

Following the hijacking, gardaí said they immediately searched the north inner city and emergency alerts were issued to all officers on patrol.

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Members of the public were asked not to approach the vehicle.

Shortly before 4.20pm, the car was recovered from North Richmond Street after being discovered by gardaí on patrol.

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