{"id":145375,"date":"2025-10-25T23:54:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T23:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/145375\/"},"modified":"2025-10-25T23:54:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T23:54:09","slug":"baby-threatened-with-broken-glass-during-belfast-carjacking-the-irish-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/145375\/","title":{"rendered":"Baby threatened with broken glass during Belfast carjacking \u2013 The Irish Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall b-it-article-body__text--left\">A baby was threatened with broken glass during a vehicle hijacking in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/belfast\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/belfast\/\">Belfast<\/a> city centre.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall b-it-article-body__text--left\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/police-service-of-northern-ireland-psni\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/police-service-of-northern-ireland-psni\/\">PSNI<\/a> spokesperson said: \u201cIt was reported that a delivery driver had exited his vehicle, a white Vauxhall Agila, in the Donegall Place area at around 3.50am, leaving his partner and her young baby in the rear.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">\u201cTwo men approached the car on foot, before one got into the driver\u2019s seat and drove the vehicle away.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">\u201cThe second man appeared to try to stop him, but was unsuccessful.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">\u201cA short distance away, close to Fountain Lane, the man turned and held what the woman believed to be a broken bottle or piece of broken glass to the head of the young baby and told her to get out of the car.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">After the mother and child left the vehicle it was driven towards City Hall and on to Chichester Street.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">It was later found in Upper Stanfield Street.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">The police spokesperson added: \u201cThis was an absolutely shocking incident and an extremely distressing ordeal for the victims.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">\u201cThey have been left shaken, but thankfully otherwise uninjured.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Anyone in the area at the time who saw anything suspicious or may have CCTV or dashcam footage should contact police on 101, quoting reference 211 25\/10\/25.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Meanwhile Sinn F\u00e9in councillor Ciaran Beattie condemned the \u201cdisgraceful incident\u201d. He said a taskforce will soon be established to address the rise of crime and anti-social behaviour in Belfast city centre. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">\u201cI welcome cross-party support for this proposal by Sinn F\u00e9in in council.\u201cThe recent rise in crime in the city centre is concerning. \u201cWe will continue working with others to address this and ensure our city centre is safe and welcoming.\u201d \u2013 PA <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A baby was threatened with broken glass during a vehicle hijacking in Belfast city centre. 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