The court heard that the couple had “some problem with alcohol”
A couple who abducted their young daughter, prompting a nationwide Child Safety Alert, were “heavily involved in substance abuse” at the time, a court has heard.
. Mr Cooney said that both parents had been “heavily involved in substance abuse” at the time and were “completely out of it” at this party. When the support worker asked where the mother was, the man replied that she was sick. The court heard that when the little girl arrived with her guardian, the man picked up his daughter, said “I’m really sorry” to the relative and carried the child to a waiting car.
Garda arrived at the hotel, removed the child and arrested her parents, who were interviewed several times and made full admissions. The court heard the man was polite and told gardaí, “I just wanted to spend time with my daughter.”
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