Gardaí have arrested and charged a man following the taking of a vehicle that occurred in the Beal Srutha area of Galway on 03/05/2020 at approximately 11:30am.
The driver of the vehicle reports that when sitting in his car following attendance at a retail premises a male entered the vehicle without permission threatening him and forcing him to drive. After a short period of driving the man demanded the driver leave the vehicle with him to buy alcohol. At this time the driver managed to flee the scene. The driver, a man aged in his 20s, received no injuries during the course of this incident.
Following an investigation Gardaí have now charged a man aged his 20s in relation to this incident. He is due to appear before Galway District Court, Court 2, today, 04/05/2020 at approximately 12pm.
