Man faces trial over false imprisonment of child with Down syndrome

A man is facing trial after a six-year-old with Down syndrome became separated from his family in the heart of a Dublin shopping district.

Father-of-two David Ryan with an address at Foxdene Avenue, Clondalkin, Dublin, but who was described yesterday as being of no fixed abode was refused bail. He was charged with false imprisonment of the boy at Liffey St on Thursday. The child, who is unable to communicate, was found when a security guard noticed he was alone.

Garda Elaine Holmes told Judge William Hamill at Dublin District Court that the accused made no reply when he was charged at Store St Garda Station at 5.30pm on Thursday.