Noeleen Creen, a 38-year-old woman from Belfast, has been sentenced to a two-year probation order for the abduction of a one-year-old child at the Park Centre shopping complex on May 20. The incident, described by the judge as 'any parent’s worst nightmare', led to a temporary lockdown of the shopping center. CCTV footage revealed Creen attempting to beckon the child out of a store before carrying him outside, where the child's mother quickly intervened. While Creen's defense argued that her actions were less sinister and influenced by heavy intoxication, the judge characterized it as a clear case of snatching. Creen has a history of alcohol issues that have strained her relationships with her own children. Ultimately, she was convicted of child abduction, with the judge emphasizing the trauma experienced by the child's mother.