Carjacking horror as 'broken glass held at baby's head' in 'absolutely shocking' incident

A man has been accused of holding a piece of broken glass to a baby's head during a terrifying carjacking in Belfast. A delivery driver stepped out of his white Vauxhall Agila in the Donegall Place area at approximately 3.50am, leaving his partner and their young child in the back seat. Two men then walked up to the vehicle, with one climbing into the driver's seat and speeding off in the car.

The second man appeared to attempt to prevent him, but failed. A short distance away, near Fountain Lane, the hijacker turned around and pressed what the terrified woman thought was a broken bottle or shard of broken glass against the infant's head. He ordered the woman to get out of the vehicle, and when she and the baby did so, he sped towards Belfast City Hall. The car was discovered in Upper Stanfield Street.

Police have branded the incident "absolutely shocking" and "extremely distressing", and have launched an urgent appeal for information and witnesses.

Detective Sergeant McVeagh said: "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 baby in the rear.

"Two men approached the car on foot, before one got into the driver's seat and drove the vehicle away. The second man appeared to try to stop him, but was unsuccessful.

"A short distance away, close to Fountain Lane, the man turned and held what the woman believed to be a broken bottle or piece of broken glass to the head of the young baby and told her to get out of the car.

"When she and the baby did so, he drove towards City Hall and onto Chichester Street. The vehicle was later found in Upper Stanfield Street."

Detective Sergeant McVeagh added: "This was an absolutely shocking incident, and an extremely distressing ordeal for the victims. They have been left shaken, but thankfully otherwise uninjured. Our enquiries are ongoing.

"We would appeal to anyone who was in the area at the time and saw anything suspicious, or anyone with CCTV or dashcam footage, to contact us on 101, quoting reference 211 25/10/25.

"Alternatively, you can submit a report online at http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/. You can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at http://crimestoppers-uk.org/".