Irish police have issued an urgent alert after a baby girl was taken as part of a carjacking incident where the perpetrator did not know that she was inside the vehicle
Irish police issued an urgent alert after a five-month-old baby was in a car hijacked by a man who did not know she was there.
Following a tense few hours, Irish poliuce said in a statement: “Daisy has been located safe and well in Dublin City Centre. We would like to thank the public and media for their assistance.”
The incident sparked a police alert earlier today with officers claiming to be looking for a suspect. The Mirror has contacted Irish police for comment.
Police said they had “serious concerns that there is an immediate and serious risk to the health or welfare” of Daisy Hall. The car, reported to be a silver Nissan Qashqai hatchback with the registration number 10-D-21328, was last seen in Mountjoy Square in Dublin’s city centre at about 1:50pm today.
Daisy was wearing a pink cardigan with a ladybug design, a pink headband with a white daisy flower, blue denim leggings and pink Ugg boots. The car has a “baby onboard” sticker on the back and a dog cage in the boot, which might be visible, Irish police said.
According to the Irish Independent, the suspect was believed to have been wearing dark clothing and a baseball hat. In an earlier statement shared by gardaí (Irish police), it said: “An Garda Síochána is seeking the public’s assistance in tracing the whereabouts of five-month-old Daisy Hall.
“Following investigations to date, An Garda Síochána now have serious concerns that there is an immediate and serious risk to the health or welfare of Daisy.
“At Approximately 1.50pm gardaí received report of a hijacking of a vehicle, a silver Nissan Qashqai Hatchback, registration number 10-D-21328, from Mountjoy Square, in Dublin 1. The car was hijacked by a man who is not known to Daisy or her family. Daisy was in the car when it was taken.
“She was wearing a pink cardigan with ladybugs, pink headband with a white daisy flower, blue denim leggings and pink ugg boots. Daisy is dressed as she appears in the photograph provided.
“The car has a sticker on the back with baby onboard. A sticker with 2 baby feet on bottom right hand side of back window. A yellow and red ribbon on rear view mirror. C&C Garage air freshener on rear view also. The car also has a dog cage in the boot which may be visible.”
