Baby threatened with glass during car hijacking in Belfast City Centre

A young baby has been threatened with a broken bottle or glass during a car hijacking in Belfast city centre.

Police say it happened near Donegall Place in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Two men hijacked the car of a delivery driver which had his partner and her young baby inside, before one man threatened the child and told them to get out.

The car was later found in Upper Stanfield Street.

Detective Sergeant McVeagh said: “It was reported that a delivery driver had exited 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 continued: "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/ “

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