Woman pulled out of Renault in car-jacking incident on Kildare border

Gardaí are investigating a hijacking incident which occurred early this morning in Enfield on the Kildare/Meath border.

It's the second incident of this type involving a woman, as an SUV was taken from a female motorist in Kill two weeks ago.

In the latest example, at 5.40am today, a motorist, who was driving a 09 CE registered Silver Renault Megane, pulled in at the Moyfenrath housing estate in Enfield town where she was going to park whilst awaiting a lift in another car.

She was suddenly confronted by two men.

She was physically pulled out of the car and the two men got in and drove the car away in the direction of Kilcock.

Gardaí are investigating reports that the two men had been walking on the Ring Road and on the Main Street at Enfield for some time prior to the incident.

Gardaí are appealing to any witness to contact them and are appealing in particular to anybody who was driving in the area this morning and who may have dashcam footage capturing the incident or two men walking in the area, to contact Trim Garda Station on 046-9481540.

In the incident in Kill on February 17, shortly before 7am, a female motorist in her 40s was flagged down by a male pedestrian as she approached a roundabout on Bothar Philip.

She spoke with the pedestrian who proceeded to threaten her at knife point before making off in her car, a Blue Hyundai Tucson.

It’s understood the car travelled in the direction of the N7 (northbound).

The woman, although not physically harmed, was left badly shaken