A father charged with child neglect after his infant daughter was allegedly found abandoned in a car for ten hours in Dublin at the weekend has been remanded on bail pending directions from the Director of Public Prosecutions.
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, following a two-hour search, was taken to Temple Street Children's Hospital and given the all-clear.
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, on conviction in the District Court, carry a 12-month sentence and a fine or up to seven years imprisonment if the case is dealt with at the Circuit Court level.
The detective confirmed that he had no objection to bail subject to conditions imposed without any defence objection.Defence solicitor Cian McCann said there was"consent to as long a remand as reasonably possible".
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