Man held after car chase leaves mother, child injured

A motorist left a mother and child injured during a rampage across Dublin before being arrested by gardaí.

The 39-year-old man from west Dublin left behind a trail of destruction during a 45-minute drive.

The man stole two cars, smashed into two vehicles, attempted to ram garda patrol cars, reversed back into a garda motorcyclist and attempted to hijack another car before being captured.