'My heart went to pieces,' says woman whose son was abducted in Cork by ex-partner

The mother was told the boy's father was bringing their son to Dublin Zoo, instead the defendant flew with the child to Poland without any permission

Judge Catherine Staines imposed a two-year sentence on the boy’s father with the last 18 months suspended at Cork Circuit Criminal Court. File picture

A man pretending to be taking his Cork-based child on a visit to Dublin Zoo instead abducted the boy and brought him back to Poland without the mother’s knowledge or consent.

Judge Catherine Staines imposed a two-year sentence on the boy’s father with the last 18 months suspended at Cork Circuit Criminal Court.