Builder convicted of trying to get woman into his car by impersonating a garda

McGowan told her he was a garda and had a gun in the car, told her she was beautiful, took her hand and kissed it and hugged her

After the woman's husband called gardaí they arrived within minutes and arrested McGowan. File photo: Dan Linehan

A builder has been convicted of trying to get a woman into his car in the middle of the night by pretending to be a garda and intimidating her.

Declan McGowan (33) told gardaí that he pulled his car up alongside the woman who was walking on the Kimmage Road Lower in Dublin city on the night of September 18 last year because he thought she was in danger.