Wife’s quick reactions foil tiger kidnapping

THE pregnant wife of a cash delivery official managed to thwart a tiger kidnap gang by activating a panic alarm at their home in rural Co Kildare.

The mother of a two-year-old son reacted immediately when she saw four armed and masked men confront her husband as he left their house in Kilmeade, near Athy, in the early hours of yesterday.

It is understood the gang, who were not aware the alarm had been activated, became spooked soon after and fled on foot before making their getaway in a car. Gardaí from Athy were at the scene within a few minutes.