Crime & Law

Man charged over theft of car in Monaghan with child (10) inside

Child found unharmed about five miles from where the car was taken

Gardaí said an Opel Zafira was stolen from outside a business premises in Clones and the child was in the vehicle at the time. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien/The Irish Times
Gardaí said an Opel Zafira was stolen from outside a business premises in Clones and the child was in the vehicle at the time. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien/The Irish Times
Patsy McArdle
Mon Aug 01 2016 - 13:32

A man has been charged in Co Monaghan with the theft of a car in which a ten-year-old child had been sitting.

The 34-year-old man appeared at a special sitting of Cavan District Court on charges relating to the alleged unlawful taking of a car and a drink driving offence at Clones, Co Monaghan on Sunday.

The man was further remanded in custody to a sitting of the District Court at Harristown.

Gardaí said an Opel Zafira was stolen from outside a business premises in Clones and the child was in the vehicle at the time. The child was later found unharmed about five miles from where the car was taken.

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The vehicle was recovered in Cavan town later in the day.