A woman was dragged by the hair from her car during a hijacking incident in south Belfast on Friday.
Police have described the incident in the Market area as a "terrifying experience for this woman and her passengers".
It was reported that at around midday, a man flagged down a woman driving a cream coloured Renault Captur with black roof, on Stewart Street, indicating that she had an issue with her car.
When the driver pulled over to check, she was dragged by her hair from the vehicle by the man.
A female passenger and young child were told to get of the car before the man then drove off in the direction of the Ormeau Road.
The car was discovered on fire a short time later at nearby Raphael Street.
The man was described as being around 5 feet 6 inches tall, of stocky build and was wearing a dark coloured hooded top with the hood up, black trousers and white trainers.
"This was a terrifying experience for this woman and her passengers," said a PSNI spokesman.
He said enquiries had been conducted in the area and he appealed to anyone with any information or who captured dash-cam footage to contact police.
