Letterkenny District Court in Co Donegal heard the child was found crying, cold and in a terrified state by two passers-by at 5am
A young father who abandoned his baby daughter at the side of a busy road in anger after the child's mother went on a night out has been jailed for three years.
The accused, who is in his 20s, appeared at Letterkenny District Court in Co Donegal where he pleaded guilty to a charge of child cruelty. A woman later telephoned the Garda station explaining that the lost child was her daughter and that she had been in the care of her father earlier the night. A full investigation was launched during which CCTV showing the man driving off leaving the toddler alone was recovered. The accused was arrested by Gardai and when confronted he told them "Aye, I was expecting this silly thing."
The young woman said her daughter or herself had never been through anything so traumatic but added that they are getting through it. He said the fact the child was only left alone for two minutes was only "fortuitous" as the child had been found by two men returning from a party.
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