Man arrested after alleged attempt to abduct two-year-old child in Dublin
A man in his 20s was arrested and detained under section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act
A man in his 20s has been arrested for an alleged attempt to abduct a two-year-old child in inner city Dublin.
The incident occured hortly after 12 noon this Thursday, May 2, in the Sheriff Street area of Dublin 1.
According to reports, the incident happened outside the child's home when their mother went back into the house to get something but left the door open.
She then observed a man outside who appeared to be taking the toddler from the buggy.
Both the mother and a passerby confronted the individual, according to a report by RTÉ, and local passers-by detained the man until gardaí arrived.
In a statement, An Garda Síochana said that gardaí from Store Street had responded to an incident in the Sheriff Street area and that "a man, aged in his late 20s, was arrested at the scene for an alleged offence under the Non-Fatal Offenses Against the Person Act, 1997.
"He is currently detained at a Garda Station in the Dublin Region under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984," a garda spokesperson said, adding that enquiries are ongoing.