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A Child A threat was made to break the glass during the vehicle hijacking. belfast City Centre.
A PSNI spokesperson: “It was reported that a delivery driver had exited his vehicle, a white Vauxhall Agila, in the Donegall Place area at around 3.50am, leaving his partner and her young child behind.
“Two men approached the car on foot, before one got into the driver’s seat and drove away.
“The second man appeared to be trying to stop him, but was unsuccessful.
“A short distance away, near Fountain Lane, the man turned and placed what the woman believed to be a broken bottle or a piece of broken glass over the small child’s head and told her to get out of the car.”
After the mother and child left the vehicle was driven towards City Hall and Chichester Street.
It was later found in Upper Stanfield Street.
A police spokesman said: “This was an absolutely shocking incident and extremely tragic for the victims.
“They are shaken up, but thankfully uninjured.”
Anyone who saw anything suspicious in the area at the time or has CCTV or dashcam footage should contact police on 101 quoting reference 211 25/10/25.
Sinn Fein councilor Ciaran Beattie described the incident as “disgraceful”.
He said a taskforce would soon be set up to address rising crime and anti-social behavior in Belfast city centre.
He said: “I welcome Sinn Féin’s cross-party support for this motion in the council.
“The recent increase in crime in the city center is worrying.
“We will continue to work with others to address this and ensure our city center remains safe and welcoming.”