A man who was brought before the courts in relation to the alleged attempted abduction of a child is in breach of a deportation order.
It was reported by News Northern Sound that Monaghan resident Giedrius Gasiunas who has an address at Ballinode, County Monaghan failed to comply with a deportation order issued in respect of him.
44-year-old Gasiunas appeared before Enniskillen Magistrates Court yesterday to answer charges related to the allied abduction attempt from the Kinawley area, near Fermanagh.
The child in question said that he was approached by two men in a car with bedding material in the back seat area before the driver got out of the vehicle and tried to grab the child by the shoulder.
The court heard that the man “became aggressive” towards the child when he resisted the approach and managed to break free.
When a school bus passed the scene the driver got back into the car and left the scene.
North Sound reported that, “The child was able to provide a description of the car and a partial registration. Shortly after that An Garda Siochana were also provided with information and enquiries were conducted in Swanlinbar where the driver was located and identified as Mr Gasiunas.”
It was also reported that although vehicle had been detected “police had no jurisdiction to cross the border to affect an arrest.”
The passenger in the vehicle has not been identified and is still being sought by the PSNI.
Gasiunas denied the charge of attempted abduction saying that he had offered the boy a lift and that he “did nothing bad to the boy.”
“It was just as well the boy refused a lift as the car was full of things for the fishing trip including rods, clothing, bedding and food.” he said.
After refusing bail due to the likelihood of absconding, Judge Lanan McSorley remanded the accused in custody to appear again via video link on the 8th of July.