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25/01/2010
Carlow Couple Face Abduction Charge
An Irish couple have been charged with abducting an eight-month-old boy who was found in a cathedral in Carlow, police in the UK said today.
The baby was discovered safe and well on Friday afternoon after being taken from his legal guardian’s home in Nottinghamshire the day before.
Gardaí had been searching for a couple seen leaving the Cathedral of the Assumption in Carlow town.
Yesterday, a couple were arrested in Wales, and Nottinghamshire Police confirmed today that both have been charged with child abduction.
They were due to appear at Mansfield Magistrates' Court on Monday after the baby boy was found on Thursday with a note giving his name and date of birth, gardaí said.
He is currently in the care of the Health Service Executive and is expected to be reunited with his legal guardian this week.
(BMcC/GK)
The baby was discovered safe and well on Friday afternoon after being taken from his legal guardian’s home in Nottinghamshire the day before.
Gardaí had been searching for a couple seen leaving the Cathedral of the Assumption in Carlow town.
Yesterday, a couple were arrested in Wales, and Nottinghamshire Police confirmed today that both have been charged with child abduction.
They were due to appear at Mansfield Magistrates' Court on Monday after the baby boy was found on Thursday with a note giving his name and date of birth, gardaí said.
He is currently in the care of the Health Service Executive and is expected to be reunited with his legal guardian this week.
(BMcC/GK)
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