A man raised the alarm at around 2am on Saturday, resulting in a major Garda operation
A father charged with child neglect has been remanded on bail, after his infant daughter was allegedly found abandoned in a car for 10 hours in Dublin at the weekend. A man raised the alarm in Clondalkin Garda station at around 2am on Saturday, resulting in a major Garda operation.
The baby girl was found safe and well at around 4am and was taken to Temple Street Children's Hospital and given the all-clear. The accused, who is in his 30s and cannot be identified due to reporting restrictions, is charged with an offence under section 246 of the Children Act.It is alleged he assaulted, neglected, ill-treated, neglected or abandoned a child in a manner likely to cause suffering injury from Friday to Saturday in west Dublin.The offence can carry a 12-month sentence on conviction in the District Court, and a fine or up to seven years imprisonment if the case is dealt with at the Circuit Court level. Detective Garda Cian Logan told Judge Treasa Kelly that the accused was charged at Clondalkin Garda station on Sunday afternoon.The Detective confirmed that he had no objection to bail subject to conditions imposed without any defence objection.Judge Kelly ordered the man to reside at his current address, provide Gardaí with a contact number within 48 hours, “be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week”, and sign on at his local Garda station once a week.The solicitor said there was no application for legal aid by his client at this stage.Main image: A file photos showing courtroom inside the Courts of Criminal Justice in Dublin. Image: Sasko Lazarov/Photocall Ireland
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