Baby threatened with broken glass during city centre carjacking

A baby was threatened with broken glass during a carjacking in Belfast city centre.

A PSNI spokesman said: “A delivery driver was reported to have exited a white Vauxhall Agila in the Donegall Place area at around 3.50am, leaving his partner and young baby behind.

“Two men approached the vehicle on foot, then one of them got into the driver’s seat and drove the vehicle away.

“The second man tried to stop him but failed.

“A short distance away, near Fountain Lane, the man turned and held what the woman believed to be a broken bottle or piece of broken glass to the toddler’s head and told her to get out of the car.”

After the mother and child got out of the vehicle, the vehicle was driven towards the City Hall and Chichester Street.

It was later found in Upper Stanfield Street.

The police spokesman added: “This was an absolutely shocking incident and an extremely distressing ordeal for the victims.

“They were left shaken, 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 working group would soon be established to tackle rising crime and anti-social behavior in Belfast city centre.

He said: “I welcome the cross-party support for this proposal put forward by Sinn Fein in council.

“The recent increase in the crime rate in the city center is worrying.

“We will continue to work with others to address this issue and ensure our downtown is safe and welcoming.”