A drug addict who was “out of it” when he took a six-year-old boy from outside a shop before leaving him minutes later and taking his chicken nuggets has been jailed for three years.

A drug addict who was “out of it” when he took a six-year-old boy from outside a shop before leaving him minutes later and taking his chicken nuggets has been jailed for three years today.

A man has been sent forward for trial accused of kidnapping a six-year-old boy with Down syndrome who became separated from his family in Dublin city centre.