Garda investigation into attempted abduction of girl

GARDAÍ say they’re treating seriously claims that a man tried to abduct a 10-year-old girl as she was waiting outside a school for her parents to collect her.

A garda spokesman said that while they don’t want to alarm parents, it is vital that they remain vigilant and try to ensure their children aren’t left unaccompanied for any length of time after schools close.

The warning came yesterday after it emerged that a man in his 30s, who was driving a blue hatchback car, tried to abduct the girl outside a school in Cork city last Tuesday afternoon.