Man who hijacked driver at knifepoint to appear in court
Driver stopped at traffic lights had car hijacked by man brandishing knife
A man has been charged by gardaí following a hijacking incident in Dublin city earlier this Friday.
The terrifying incident happened in the early hours of Friday morning, October 18, on the Belgard Road, Dublin 24.
At approximately 2:45am, a man stopped in his car at traffic lights in the Clondalkin area was approached by another man brandishing a knife.
"This man entered the vehicle and forced the driver to drive to another location. The driver subsequently made his escape from the car and reported the incident to Gardaí," a Garda statement confirmed.
"Gardaí located the car unoccupied and the suspect, a man aged in his 30s, was arrested nearby," they added.
The man, who was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 in a Garda Station in West Dublin, has since been charged.
He is due to appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice in Dublin on Saturday morning, October 19.