Gardaí arrest woman in 30s over abandoned baby hoax calls

A SINGLE woman in her 30s suspected of making calls that sparked the three-day search for a non-existent newborn baby was arrested in Mullingar last night.

The woman, a serial hoaxer who is the mother of five children, was taken to Mullingar Garda Station where she was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984.

She faces up to five years in prison if charged and convicted of wasting Garda time and resources.