Man accused of stealing car with baby inside held pending DPP directions

The accused, dressed in a green sweater, spoke only to confirm his name.

Judge O’Leary remanded him in custody to appear again on September 20. File picture: iStock

A Dublin man charged with theft of a car with a nine-month-old baby inside has been remanded in continuing custody pending directions from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

Francis Broughan, 45, of Shangan Gardens, Ballymun, was held last week after gardaí charged him with three offences in connection with the alleged incident in Cabra, Dublin, on the night of August 21.