Gardaí hunt woman car hijacker

GARDAÍ are searching for a woman who has twice hijacked men’s cars after meeting them in a red light district.

The latest incident happened last Sunday night when a man was approached by a woman in an area of Cork City known to be frequented by prostitutes. A garda spokesman said the woman put a knife to the driver’s throat and then hijacked his car which she drove in the direction of the northside of the city. Few details have been released about last Sunday’s incident, however, it is believed that it could have been the work of the same woman who attacked another man last month.

On that occasion the driver of a car also picked up a woman at Lapp’s Quay, near Connolly Hall.