Gardaí appeal for witnesses in Rathgar carjacking

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a woman and her two children were involved in a carjacking in Rathgar in Dublin yesterday.

The incident occurred at around 3:40pm while the woman waited at traffic lights at the Zion Rd Junction.

A man got into the back of the car and instructed the woman to drive to her house and retrieve her bank cards. He then demanded that she withdraw money from the ATM at the AIB Bank in Rathgar.

The suspect is described as being about 5'9" with shaved dark hair, stubble and of medium build, he was wearing a dark wax type jacket and dark scarf.