Man held over false imprisonment

Gardaí investigate incident in Dublin city centre

A man was arrested over an alleged incident of false imprisonment in Dublin city centre last Sunday.
A man was arrested over an alleged incident of false imprisonment in Dublin city centre last Sunday.

A man has been arrested in Dublin over an alleged false imprisonment in the city last Sunday.

The 47-year-old was arrested in the Beaumont area shortly after 9am, a Garda spokesman said.

He is being questioned at Mountjoy Garda station under the provisions of section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984.

Investigations are continuing.

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