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Man arrested in connection with attempted abduction in north Dublin

A 20-year-old man has been arrested in connection with an attempted abduction in north Dublin. A ...
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14.00 7 Jan 2020


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Man arrested in connection with attempted abduction in north Dublin

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14.00 7 Jan 2020


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A 20-year-old man has been arrested in connection with an attempted abduction in north Dublin.

A woman escaped from the ordeal, which happened yesterday morning.

The woman aged in her 60s was approached by a man at around 7.30am in the Martin's Grove/Blackhorse Avenue area of Dublin 7.

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He attempted to force her into the boot of a car.

The woman managed to flee the scene and the car drove away via Blackhorse Avenue towards Dublin city centre.

The car, described as a silver family saloon, may have turned left and driven onto the Navan Road.

This afternoon, gardaí confirmed a 20-year-old man had been arrested in connection with the incident

He is being held at Blanchardstown Garda Station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act (1984) on suspicion of offence of false imprisonment contrary to Section 15 of Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act (1997).

Gardaí say a "vehicle of interest to the investigating team" has been seized and is being forensically examined.

They've also held a number of "information gathering checkpoints" at the location where the incident happened.

Gardaí have again appealed to anyone who was in the Blackhorse Avenue are on January 6th between 6.00am and 8.00am - or anyone who may have information about this incident.

They are also appealing to road users that were driving in the Blackhorse Avenue area and who may have camera footage.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Blanchardstown Garda station on 01-666-7000, the Garda Confidential Line at 1800-666-111 or any Garda station.

Main image: Garda checkpoint in north Dublin today. Image: An Garda Síochana via Facebook

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