An 18-year-old man is to appear in court tomorrow charged with the abduction of 14-year-old Svetlana Murphy.
Svetlana, who left her home on the Coast Road in Blackrock, Co Louth, at around 4pm on Monday was found safe and well in Belfast last night.
She was found along with 18-year-old Nojus Maculevicius.
The pair had travelled across the border to Newry and then on to Belfast.
Mr Maculevicius is to appear before Belfast Magistrates Court tomorrow charged with child abduction and other offences.
An Ireland-wide alert was issued after Svetlana went missing.
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18-year-old male charged by PSNI in relation to abduction of girl (14)
The 18-year-old is due to appear at Belfast Magistrates Court tomorrow. By Gráinne Ní Aodha Friday 23 Apr 2021, 8:47 PM 15 hours ago 42,228 Views 0 Comments
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AN 18-YEAR-OLD MALE has been charged with child abduction and other offences by the PSNI, in relation to a child rescue alert issued by An Garda Síochána yesterday.
The Child Rescue Ireland (CRI) alert was issued in the early hours of yesterday morning in relation to a 14-year-old girl who had gone missing from her home.
Late last night, Gardaí and the PSNI announced that she had been found “safe and well” in the Belfast area, and was to be reunited with her family later that night.
Teen charged with child abduction in NI
Updated / Friday, 23 Apr 2021
20:38
An 18-year-old man has been charged with child abduction and other offences in Northern Ireland.
He is due to appear at Belfast Magistrates Court tomorrow morning.
In a statement, the PSNI said all charges will be reviewed by the Public Prosecution Service.
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