A 31-year-old man accused of stealing a car with a baby in the back and later pulling over and leaving the child on the side of the road has been remanded in custody on six charges.
The man appeared at a registrar's hearing in the Invercargill District Court yesterday, and was remanded in custody by consent.
He was taken to Invercargill prison to appear again in the Invercargill court on Friday.
The man is charged with unlawfully taking a vehicle in Balfour, Northern Southland, on Monday, theft, failing to stop for police, abandoning a child, driving while an unlicensed and prohibited driver, and reckless driving.
Police said yesterday an 11-month-old boy was inside a parked car the man is accused of taking.
