Police are investigating a reported hijacking in Belfast city centre in which a man held broken glass to a baby’s head.
It happened in the early hours of Saturday morning (25 October).
A delivery driver got out of 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.
Two men approached the car on foot, before one got into the driver’s seat and drove the vehicle away. The second man appeared to try to stop him, but was unsuccessful.
A 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.
When she and the baby did so, he drove towards City Hall and onto Chichester Street. The vehicle was later found in Upper Stanfield Street.
Detective Sergeant McVeagh said: “This was an absolutely shocking incident, and an extremely distressing ordeal for the victims. The have been left shaken, but thankfully otherwise uninjured.
“Our enquiries are ongoing.
“We would appeal to anyone who was in the area at the time and saw anything suspicious, or anyone with CCTV or dashcam footage, to contact us on 101, quoting reference 211 25/10/25.
“Alternatively, you can submit a report online at http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/.
“You can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at http://crimestoppers-uk.org/.”