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02/08/2021
Appeal For Information On Two North Belfast Hijackings
Police have issued an appeal for witnesses following two separate hijacking incidents in north Belfast.
A female nurse, who had just finished a night shift, was stopped and forced out of her car on the Crumlin Road near the Mater Hospital early on Saturday morning.
In a separate incident on Sunday afternoon on Hopewell Avenue a man was dragged from his car, which was then taken to Denmark Street and set on fire.
Police have said that two men have been arrested in connection with the hijacking on Sunday.
Anyone with any information about either incident, or who may have witnessed either hijacking, to contact them.
A female nurse, who had just finished a night shift, was stopped and forced out of her car on the Crumlin Road near the Mater Hospital early on Saturday morning.
In a separate incident on Sunday afternoon on Hopewell Avenue a man was dragged from his car, which was then taken to Denmark Street and set on fire.
Police have said that two men have been arrested in connection with the hijacking on Sunday.
Anyone with any information about either incident, or who may have witnessed either hijacking, to contact them.
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