A couple appeared in a court in Britain today charged with abducting an eight-month-old boy who was found in Carlow at the weekend.
The 21-year-old woman and 24-year-old man appeared at Mansfield Magistrates’ Court in Nottinghamshire charged with abducting the baby and bringing him to Ireland last Thursday.
He was allegedly taken by the couple, who cannot be named for legal reasons, from the home of his legal guardian in Kirby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire to Carlow.
The child was found safe and well on the steps of the town’s cathedral on Friday afternoon, along with a note giving his name and date of birth.
The couple, who were arrested yesterday in Wales, were remanded in to custody during today’s hearing.
It is believed that they handed themselves in at a police station after getting off a ferry from Dún Laoghaire to Holyhead.
The woman will appear at Nottingham Crown Court tomorrow. The man is due to appear at the same court on February 2nd.
The baby boy was found by a woman on Friday afternoon who was visiting the church. Visitors reported hearing a couple crying in the porch of the church before the baby was abandoned.
The child has since been in the care of the Health Service Executive and was not harmed by the incident.
The HSE is preparing to give the child back to its legal guardian this week.