Grandmother looking for romance with man illegally trafficked his nine-year-old child into Ireland

A South African grandmother who illegally trafficked a nine-year-old child into Ireland was hoping that a romantic relationship might develop with the child's father, a court has heard.

The 54-year-old woman, who today received a partly suspended two-and-a-half-year sentence, was unaware that the child had been abducted by the father from the mother's custody during a visit. Nothing can be published which may identify the child.