Urgent Garda alert as car is hijacked with five-month-old baby inside

Daisy Hall (five months) was inside the car when it was hijacked by a man not known to her

UPDATE- September 23, 2024- 4.20pm:

Daisy Hall has been located safe and well in Dublin City Centre.

An Garda Síochána would like to thank the public for their assistance.
 
No additional details are available at this time.

An Garda Síochána is seeking the public's assistance in tracing the whereabouts of 5-month-old Daisy Hall after the car she was in was hijacked in Dublin.

In a statement while issuing a rare CRI Alert, gardaí said: "Following investigations to date, An Garda Síochána now have serious concerns that there is an immediate and serious risk to the health or welfare of Daisy.

"At approximately 1:50pm Gardaí received report of a hijacking of a vehicle, a Silver Nissan Qashqai Hatchback, registration number 10-D-21328, from Mountjoy Square, in Dublin 1. The car was hijacked by a man who is not known to Daisy or her family. Daisy was in the car when it was taken.

"She was wearing a pink cardigan with ladybugs, pink headband with a white daisy flower, blue denim leggings and pink ugg boots. Daisy is dressed as she appears in the photograph provided.

The car has a sticker on the back with baby onboard. A sticker with 2 baby feet on bottom right hand side of back window. A yellow & red ribbon on rear view mirror. C & C Garage air freshener on rear view also. The car also has a dog cage in the boot which may be visible.

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"The last sighting of this vehicle was in the Mountjoy Square area.

"An Garda Síochána is not aware of the vehicle or whereabouts at this time."

In an urgent appeal to the public nationwide, gardaí added: "Anyone with information is asked to contact Gardaí on 999 or 112.

"Please do not approach those involved, instead immediately contact 999 / 112 or your local Garda Station providing as much information as possible."

THE GARDA CONFIDENTIAL NUMBER SHOULD NOT BE USED AS THIS NUMBER IS NOT MANNED ON A 24 HOUR BASIS