Ireland Man charged over carjacking in Monasterevin, Kildare
On 15 May 2022, a man forced entry to a grey Citroen C3 in the car park of a Co-Op in Monasterevin, Co. Kildare, and pushed a female passenger from the vehicle before driving off. No injuries were reported. Gardaí arrested a man in his 30s on 30 May 2022 following a number of lines of enquiry, and he was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 at Kildare Garda Station. He has since been charged and is due to appear before Portlaoise District Court at 10.30am on 31 May 2022. The stolen vehicle has been recovered and is being returned to the owner.
- Reported18 May
5 reports - Arrestednot reported
- Charged15 May
3 reports - In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- A man first tried to open a Ford Fiesta with the driver still inside but did not succeed, then forced entry to a grey Citroen C3 hatchback (registration 202.KE.1113) and pushed a female passenger from the vehicle before driving off.
- No injuries were reported.
- The suspect was described as a man approximately 5ft 10 tall, of medium build, wearing a red and white hooped jersey top and dark coloured jeans.
- The stolen vehicle has been recovered and is being returned to the owner.
- Where
- The incident occurred in the car park of a Co-Op in Monasterevin, Co. Kildare.
- The stolen vehicle was last seen heading in the direction of Portlaoise.
- When
- The incident occurred at approximately 3.10pm on Sunday, 15 May 2022.
- Investigation
- Gardaí arrested a male in his 30s on 30 May 2022 following a number of lines of enquiry.
- The suspect was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 at Kildare Garda Station.
- Charges
- The suspect has been charged.
- In court
- The suspect is due to appear before Portlaoise District Court at 10.30am on 31 May 2022.
43 statements extracted from the articles
- whatA male forced entry to a vehicle and pushed a passenger from the vehicle (garda.ie, leinsterexpress.ie, kildarenow.com)
- whatThe suspect fled the scene in the stolen car (garda.ie, leinsterexpress.ie)
- whatGardaí arrested a male in his 30s on 30 May 2022 (garda.ie)
- whatThe stolen vehicle has been recovered and is being returned to the owner (garda.ie, leinsterexpress.ie, kildarenow.com)
- whatA hijacking incident occurred in the Monasterevin area of Kildare. (kildarenow.com)
- whatA hijacking incident occurred in the Monasterevin area (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whatA female passenger was present in the car at the time of the incident (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe female passenger exited the vehicle before it left the scene (irishmirror.ie)
- whatNo injuries were reported (irishmirror.ie)
- whatA man approximately 5ft 10 tall, of medium build, wearing a red and white hooped jersey top and dark coloured jeans was in Country Life (Glanbia) at around 3pm on Sunday. (kildarenow.com)
- whatThe suspect first tried to open the door of a Ford Fiesta with the driver still inside but did not succeed. (kildarenow.com)
- whatThe suspect then got into a grey Citroen C3 hatchback, registration 202.KE.1113, and drove off. (kildarenow.com)
- whatThe suspect first tried to open a Ford Fiesta with the driver still in the vehicle but did not succeed. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whatThe suspect then drove off in a grey Citroen C3 hatchback, registration 202.KE.1113. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whatThe suspect drove off while a passenger was briefly in the front seat before being able to escape. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whatThe suspect was described as a man approximately 5ft 10 tall, of medium build, wearing a red and white hooped jersey top and dark coloured jeans. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whatThe man fled the scene in the stolen car (kildarenow.com)
- whereThe suspect was taken to Kildare Garda Station (garda.ie, leinsterexpress.ie)
- whereThe vehicle was taken from the car park of a Co-Op in Monasterevin, Co. Kildare (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe stolen vehicle was driven in the direction of Portlaoise. (kildarenow.com, leinsterexpress.ie)
- whereThe incident occurred at Country Life (also known as Glanbia) in Monasterevin. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whereThe hijacking and theft of a car occurred in Monasterevin, Co Kildare. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whenThe incident occurred at approximately 3.10pm on 15 May 2022 (garda.ie)
- whenThe incident occurred on Sunday afternoon, 15 May 2022. (kildarenow.com, leinsterexpress.ie)
- whenThe incident occurred on Sunday, 15 May 2022 (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe car was stolen at around 3pm on Sunday, 15 May 2022. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whenThe incident took place on Sunday, 15 May 2022. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whenThe incident occurred at approximately 3.10pm. (leinsterexpress.ie, kildarenow.com)
- whenThe hijacking and theft of a car took place in Monasterevin on Sunday, May 15 (kildarenow.com)
- investigationThe suspect was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 (garda.ie, leinsterexpress.ie)
- investigationInvestigations are ongoing (garda.ie, kildarenow.com)
- investigationNo arrests had been made at the time of reporting. (kildarenow.com, irishmirror.ie)
- investigationNo arrests have been made and investigations are ongoing (leinsterexpress.ie, kildarenow.com)
- investigationGardaí are investigating the unauthorised taking of the vehicle (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationGardaí are still searching for a car stolen from Monasterevin over a week ago. (kildarenow.com)
- investigationNo arrests had been made and investigations were ongoing. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- investigationGardaí arrested a male in his 30s following a number of lines of enquiry. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- investigationGardaí arrested a male in his 30s on Monday 30 May 2022 (kildarenow.com)
- investigationThe suspect was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 at Kildare Garda Station (kildarenow.com)
- chargeThe suspect has been charged. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- chargeThe suspect has been charged and is due to appear before court (kildarenow.com)
- courtThe suspect is due to appear before Portlaoise District Court at 10.30am on 31 May 2022 (garda.ie)
- courtThe suspect is due to appear before Portlaoise District Court. (leinsterexpress.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 31 May2022LATEST: Man arrested over "car-jacking" in Kildare brought to court this morning
Initial report of the arrest, charging and recovery of the stolen vehicle; suspect due to appear before court.
suspect, 30s, malevictim - 31 May2022Man due before Portlaoise court over Kildare hijacking
Reports the arrest and charging of a male in his 30s over the Monasterevin car hijacking, his detention at Kildare Garda Station, and his upcoming appearance at Portlaoise District Court. The stolen vehicle has been recovered.
suspect, 30s, malevictim - 24 May2022Gardaí still searching for car stolen from Monasterevin spotted heading to Portlaoise
Provides a detailed description of the suspect (5ft 10, medium build, red and white hooped jersey, dark jeans), the location (Country Life/Glanbia, Monasterevin), the specific vehicle (grey Citroen C3, reg 202.KE.1113), and confirms the car was last seen heading to Portlaoise with no arrests made.
suspect, malevictim - 24 May2022Kildare Gardaí still searching for car stolen from Monasterevin
Provides a witness description of the suspect and details of the carjacking, confirming no arrests had been made as of 24 May 2022.
suspect, malevictim - 18 May2022Gardai launch investigation after car hijacked with woman inside in Kildare
Initial Garda report of the car hijacking; no arrests made at this time.
victim, female - 18 May2022Gardaí investigating hijacking incident in Monasterevin
Initial Garda press release reporting the hijacking; no arrests made at this stage.
- 18 May2022BREAKING: Gardaí investigating hijacking incident in Monasterevin, Kildare
Initial breaking-news report of the hijacking, confirming the incident date as Sunday 15 May 2022 and that no arrests had been made at that time.
- 15 May2022Court Appearance: Hijacking and Theft of Car, Monasterevin, Co. Kildare, 15th May 2022
Official Garda press release confirming the time of the incident (3.10pm), the suspect's detention under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, at Kildare Garda Station, and his court appearance at Portlaoise District Court at 10.30am on 31 May 2022. The stolen vehicle has been recovered and is being returned to the owner.
victimsuspect, 30s, male