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| Baby in Birmingham car-jacking ordeal reunited with mum | Baby in Birmingham car-jacking ordeal reunited with mum |
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| The mother and baby at the centre of a terrifying car-jacking ordeal have been reunited in hospital. | The mother and baby at the centre of a terrifying car-jacking ordeal have been reunited in hospital. |
| Four-week-old Eliza O'Neill was in the back seat of an Audi when it was stolen from Marie Drive in Acocks Green, Birmingham on Thursday. | Four-week-old Eliza O'Neill was in the back seat of an Audi when it was stolen from Marie Drive in Acocks Green, Birmingham on Thursday. |
| She was later found in her car seat at a health centre three miles away "blissfully unaware of the drama". | She was later found in her car seat at a health centre three miles away "blissfully unaware of the drama". |
| A picture shared by police showed mother Clare O'Neill, who was hurt in the attack, with Eliza in her arms. | A picture shared by police showed mother Clare O'Neill, who was hurt in the attack, with Eliza in her arms. |
| West Midlands Police said detectives would "leave no stone unturned" in looking for the offenders. | West Midlands Police said detectives would "leave no stone unturned" in looking for the offenders. |
| Ms O'Neill arrived home to Marie Drive at about 16:00 BST on Thursday, where two men confronted her and demanded the keys to her car. | Ms O'Neill arrived home to Marie Drive at about 16:00 BST on Thursday, where two men confronted her and demanded the keys to her car. |
| As she tried to get her daughter out of the vehicle, the thieves drove off leaving her injured. | As she tried to get her daughter out of the vehicle, the thieves drove off leaving her injured. |
| Eliza was later found, uninjured, by West Midlands Ambulance crews three miles away at Small Heath Health Centre in Chapman Road. | |
| She was taken to Heartlands Hospital where her mother is being treated. | She was taken to Heartlands Hospital where her mother is being treated. |
| Officers are continuing to search for the stolen grey Audi A3 S-line, registration BJ66 YLV. | Officers are continuing to search for the stolen grey Audi A3 S-line, registration BJ66 YLV. |
| West Midlands Police said one line of inquiry involves looking into a similar car-jacking on Jameson Road, in Nechells at 13:30 BST on 16 July, but said they are "not definitely linked". | West Midlands Police said one line of inquiry involves looking into a similar car-jacking on Jameson Road, in Nechells at 13:30 BST on 16 July, but said they are "not definitely linked". |
| A man was sat in his car with his young daughter in the back and as he drove away he was rammed by a blue Ford car. | A man was sat in his car with his young daughter in the back and as he drove away he was rammed by a blue Ford car. |
| Footage shows a woman getting out of the targeted car with the child before three men steal the driver's car and a chain from around his neck. | Footage shows a woman getting out of the targeted car with the child before three men steal the driver's car and a chain from around his neck. |
| David Jamieson, West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner, described the incident as "truly dreadful". | David Jamieson, West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner, described the incident as "truly dreadful". |
| He said while car-jacking is relatively rare, the number of car thefts in the West Midlands has doubled in the last two years. | He said while car-jacking is relatively rare, the number of car thefts in the West Midlands has doubled in the last two years. |
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