Days before attempt to travel, mother told Tusla her son was living with relatives

Daniel Aruebose pictured at the age of two-and-a-half

Daniel Aruebose pictured at the age of two-and-a-half

As garda fears heightened over the whereabouts of Daniel Aruebose in late August, the missing boy’s mother attempted to fly out of Ireland to the US.

Maria Aruebose (28) was refused passage through US immigration at Dublin Airport to travel to Atlanta, Georgia, just a couple of days before gardaí arrived with a search warrant to examine her Dublin home at The Gallery, Donabate, on August 29.