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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. A mother was run over as she "battled" to stop car-jackers driving off with her four-week-old baby.
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. Clare O'Neill, 39, said the two men who stole her Audi "clearly knew" daughter Eliza was in the back seat when they fled the scene in Birmingham.
She was later found in her car seat at a health centre three miles away "blissfully unaware of the drama". The pair had, Ms O'Neill said, put their "personal greed" before the life of her baby girl.
A picture shared by police showed mother Clare O'Neill, who was hurt in the attack, with Eliza in her arms. Mum and daughter were reunited after Eliza was found in her car seat, dumped at a health centre three miles away.
West Midlands Police said detectives would "leave no stone unturned" in looking for the offenders. Ms O'Neill suffered facial injuries, a broken tooth and "severe pain" to her arm when the wheel of her car ran over her.
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. Her wounds had left her struggling to hold Eliza, she said.
As she tried to get her daughter out of the vehicle, the thieves drove off leaving her injured. Ms O'Neill arrived home in Marie Drive, Acocks Green, at about 16:00 BST, where two men confronted her and demanded the keys to her car.
Eliza was later found, uninjured, by West Midlands Ambulance crews three miles away at Small Heath Health Centre in Chapman Road. As she tried to get her daughter out of the vehicle, the men drove off, leaving her injured.
She was taken to Heartlands Hospital where her mother is being treated. Ms O'Neill, who has been discharged from hospital, said she was "extremely shaken" by what happened and the family was still "trying to come to terms with what happened".
She appealed for anyone with information to come forward, and said: "The life of my daughter was endangered by the reckless behaviour of those involved".
"Eliza is thankfully safe and well, but the people responsible clearly knew she was in my car when it was taken, putting the life of our four-week-old baby at risk as a result of their personal greed".
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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