Man due in court later in connection with Blackpool hijacking incident
The incident happened on Redforge Road in Blackpool on the night of June 9th
Gardaí have arrested and charged a man in relation to a hijacking incident in Blackpool last week
Shortly before midnight on June 9th a woman was sitting in her car on Redforge Road when she was approached by a man who was armed with a knife
He threatened the woman and demanded she get out of the car. The woman got out of the car and took the car keys with her. The man then got into the car but was unable to start it. He threatened her again and demanded she hand over the keys and at this stage the man dropped the knife and took off running.
The knife was later recovered at the scene.
An investigation was carried out by Gardaí in Watercourse Road and on the morning of June 17th a search warrant was executed at a house in Cork city.
A man, in his 30s, was arrested and detained at Mayfield Garda Station, he has since been charged and is due to appear before Cork City District Court this morning at 10.30am.
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