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# Abduction

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# Investigation
Cold case experts start review of Natascha Kampusch kidnap case
Investigators are searching for errors and missed opportunities in the probe into Kampusch’s abduction in 1998 when she was 10.
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Jul 13th 2012, 7:00 PM
# Trafficking
Scores of kidnapped children freed from Chinese traffickers
Babies were being auctioned to the highest bidder for as much as €6,000, according to reports.
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Jul 6th 2012, 9:17 AM
# Missing
Gardaí launch new alert system for child abductions
A new alert system has been launched aimed at spreading information quickly to the media and public when a child is believed to have been abducted.
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May 25th 2012, 2:15 PM
# Ciarán Noonan
Man charged in connection with Ciarán Noonan murder
It is the second time the same man will appear before the courts in connection with the abduction and murder of the 29-year-old Dublin man.
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May 8th 2012, 11:07 AM
# Abductions
Minister for Justice releases figures on child abductions during 2011
Releasing the figures on parental-child abduction, Alan Shatter urged estranged partners experiencing problems to seek mediation in the best interests of the children involved.
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Apr 27th 2012, 5:55 PM
# Missing Child
Tucson police investigate disappearance of girl, 6, from family home
Search was launched on Saturday morning after parents reported the young child missing.
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Apr 23rd 2012, 3:18 PM
# USA
Massive search underway for six-year-old Isabel amid kidnapping fears
Police in Arizona say that the young girl vanished from her bedroom in Tucson.
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Apr 22nd 2012, 12:00 PM
# Ciarán Noonan
Fresh arrest over murder of Ciarán Noonan
Noonan’s body was found in a field in Co Meath more than a week after his disappearance from Dublin’s East Wall.
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Feb 6th 2012, 7:39 PM
# catastrophic
Man planned to abduct and electrocute a former lawyer - and blame his cat
American investigators say the man borrowed elements of his plan from a television show and wanted authorities to believe the victim’s cat was the culprit of the crime.
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Jan 28th 2012, 9:44 AM
# Charged
Man in court over attempted abduction
The 40-year-old is charged in connection with an attempted abduction in Kildare last year.
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Jan 13th 2012, 4:38 PM
# Wicklow
Man arrested following garda pursuit in Co Wicklow
An appeal had earlier been issued for the man and three young children who were last seen in a blue Nissan Almera in Ashford, Co Wicklow this morning.
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Jan 11th 2012, 1:25 PM
# Abduction
Three arrested over attempted abduction of Kildare family
Armed men tried take a security company employee, his wife, and their 2-year-old son hostage in their Kildare home in April of last year.
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Jan 10th 2012, 12:54 PM
# Ciarán Noonan
Eleventh arrest in connection with Ciarán Noonan abduction
The man was arrested in the Dublin area this morning, gardaí say.
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Nov 29th 2011, 12:10 PM
# Ciarán Noonan
Tenth arrest over Ciarán Noonan murder
Noonan was last seen alive on 20 October when he was bundled into a car and driven away from Dublin’s East Wall.
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Nov 24th 2011, 5:54 PM
# Ciarán Noonan
Men arrested over Ciarán Noonan murder released
Two men arrested recently in connection with Noonan’s death have been released from custody.
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Nov 19th 2011, 7:37 PM
# Ciarán Noonan
Another arrest over abduction and murder of Ciarán Noonan
Gardaí have arrested a seventh person in the investigation into the case. Noonan was seen by witnesses being beaten and bundled into a car in the East Wall area of Dublin on 20 October.
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Nov 18th 2011, 12:34 PM
# Murder
Sixth person arrested over abduction and murder of Ciarán Noonan
A man in his 30s was taken into custody in west Dublin this morning.
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Nov 17th 2011, 12:48 PM
# Ciarán Noonan
Man released in Ciarán Noonan murder probe
The man in his 20s has been released without charge this morning.
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Nov 7th 2011, 7:59 AM
# RIP
Body of missing man Ciarán Noonan identified
A man in his 20s has been arrested this morning in connection with the investigation.
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Nov 6th 2011, 12:05 PM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Nine things to know this morning…
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Nov 5th 2011, 9:01 AM
# Gardaí
Gardaí searching for abducted man find body in Co Meath
Twenty-nine-year-old Ciarán Noonan was abducted from the East Wall area of Dublin on 20 October.
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Nov 5th 2011, 8:39 AM
# Abduction
Gardaí search land in Meath for abducted Dublin man Ciarán Noonan
Nothing has been heard from Noonan since his abduction on 20 October.
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Nov 2nd 2011, 1:26 PM
# Abduction
Woman arrested over East Wall abduction released
A woman questioned by gardaí about the kidnapping of Dublin man Ciarán Noonan has been released without charge.
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Oct 30th 2011, 5:31 PM
# Daily Fix
The Daily Fix: Saturday
In tonight’s Fix: Michael D Higgins is to be the ninth President of the Republic of Ireland; a woman is arrested over Dublin abduction; and Jimmy Savil passes away at the age of 84.
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Oct 29th 2011, 7:44 PM
# Arrest
Woman arrested in connection with East Wall abduction
Ciarán Noonan was abducted on Russell Avenue in Dublin 3 in broad daylight on 20 October. His whereabouts are unknown.
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Oct 29th 2011, 2:09 PM
# appeal
Gardaí renew appeal for information over Dublin kidnap
Gardaí investigating the abduction of Dubliner Ciaran Noonan have asked the public for their assistance again as fears for his safety continue to grow.
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Oct 27th 2011, 5:15 PM
# Abduction
'Please give him back': Abducted man's mother begs for his return
Ciarán Noonan, 29, was bundled into a black VW Golf in Dublin’s East Wall last Thursday.
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Oct 26th 2011, 8:22 AM
# Abduction
Woman arrested in connection with Dublin abduction
Gardaí say they are very concerned for the safety of the 29-year-old man kidnapped from East Wall last week.
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Oct 24th 2011, 3:03 PM
# Stolen Foetus
US woman charged with murdering pregnant woman and stealing unborn baby
The alarm was raised after a woman contacted emergency services to say her newborn baby was not breathing, but authorities later discovered it was not her infant and had not been delivered naturally.
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Oct 11th 2011, 1:47 PM
# Missing
Irish girl, six, kidnapped in Cyprus
May Assad Monaghan, originally from Swords, Co Dublin, is believed to have been taken from near her home.
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Sep 9th 2011, 11:38 AM
# China
Mentally disabled 'slaves' rescued from Chinese brick factories
The victims were abducted and sold to factory owners, who abused them in Dickensian conditions.
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Sep 8th 2011, 11:20 AM
# New Search
Search resumes for murdered Tyrone teenager
Arlene Arkinson, 15, was last seen getting into car belonging to a convicted rapist and murderer in 1994. No trace of her has ever been found.
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Aug 10th 2011, 12:51 PM
# Jaycee Dugard
Watch: Police release disturbing video of Jaycee Dugard abductor in action
The clip showing Nancy Garrido luring a little girl into the back of a van emerged as cops admitted failings in the investigation.
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Aug 3rd 2011, 1:21 PM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Nine things you need to know by 9am: War of words in Ronan Kerr inquiry, priest apologises for comparing Taoiseach to Hitler, and new details emerge of Anders Behring Breivik’s arrest…
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Jul 28th 2011, 8:33 AM
# Abduction
Gardaí confident of catching man behind attempted abduction in Offaly
The girl is reported to have been “very lucky” after the man “nearly had her”.
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Jul 21st 2011, 8:34 AM
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.
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Jul 20th 2011, 4:45 PM
# Abduction
Gardaí investigate attempted abduction of Offaly girl
A girl in her early teens was the victim of an attempted abduction in Ferbane, Co Offaly yesterday evening.
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Jul 20th 2011, 2:18 PM
# Arrests
Man and woman arrested over Limerick tiger raid
Gardaí have arrested a man and woman in relation to last week’s armed robbery in Limerick.
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Jul 4th 2011, 5:54 PM
Voices
Column: 'Writing is a way to fight those who want people silenced'
Libyan author Hisham Matar, whose father was ‘disappeared’ by Gaddafi 21 years ago, says writing is a political act – and that the Irish know that better than anyone.
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Jul 3rd 2011, 7:00 PM
# Tiger Kidnapping
Man locked in car boot at gunpoint during tiger raid
Gardaí are investigating after the gang escaped with €100,000 from a post office run by the man’s parents.
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Jun 29th 2011, 8:37 AM
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