Gardaí Alerted After Boy (3) Walks Alone Into Cork Shop and Complains of Hunger

Mother whose young son walked to shop alone at night only reported him missing 35 minutes later

The officer who took the call felt that the woman was under the influence of alcohol.

Gardaí alerted after boy (3) walks alone into Cork shop and complains of hunger

A three-year-old boy walked alone into a Cork shop after 9pm and informed the shocked shopkeeper that he was hungry - with his mother reporting him missing over half an hour after he had left home.

Mother of Cork child, 3, who walked alone to shop at night, did not report him missing for 35 minutes, court told

Sergeant John Kelleher outlined the allegations: 'The three-year-old entered the store alone and complained to the shopkeeper that he was hungry'