Ireland

Man in court over alleged false imprisonment of woman

It came after gardai issued an alert about a van on Tuesday.

The woman, aged in her 30s, was found safe and well in the vehicle and received support from gardai.

A man is to appear in court in relation to the alleged false imprisonment of a woman earlier this week.

Gardai in Arklow, Co Wicklow, have charged a man who was arrested in connection with the incident.

On Tuesday, gardai issued an alert to locate a yellow Renault Trafic van, urging the public to contact gardai if they had information.

The man will face Bray District Court
The man will face Bray District Court (Brian Lawless/PA)

Within an hour of issuing the appeal, a member of the public contacted gardai and the van was found in Co Mayo.

The woman, aged in her 30s, was found safe and well in the vehicle and received support from gardai.

The man, aged in his 40s, was arrested and was questioned at a Garda station.

He will appear before Bray District Court on Thursday morning.