Gardai are investigating a second alleged child abduction attempt in the space of a week in south Dublin.
Parents and pupils were left shocked last week after it emerged that a woman allegedly tried to lure a young girl into a car in the Donnybrook area.
It has now emerged that a second incident, in which an eight-year-old child was approached outside a church, is being investigated.
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The child is reported to have been approached by two men and a woman while playing outside Our Lady of Perpetual Succour in Foxrock.
The child's parents were attending mass in the church at the time.
Luckily, the child managed to escape and raise the alarm.
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Gardai confirmed they are investigating the incident.
A garda spokesman told Dublin Live: "Gardaí are investigating an alleged suspicious approach of a child that is reported to have occurred in Foxrock area at approximately 10am on 7/4/19.
"Investigations are ongoing."
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This is the second report of an attempted abduction in the area in recent weeks.
On Monday, April 1, a young girl was allegedly approached by a woman who tried to lure her into a car.
The girl's father took to social media to warn other parents to keep their children close to them when walking home from school.
The woman reportedly tried to get the girl to enter the car by offering her sweets.
In the post, he said: "Apparently there was another adult crouched in the back.
"Fortunately my mother-in-law stopped it before anything serious happened. Now might be a good time to reinforce stranger danger."
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Gardai said they are currently investigating the alleged approach.
