Goodnight, Balranald, Tooleybuc kidnapping: Two men charged by NSW police
Police have now charged three people in relation to an alleged kidnapping on the NSW-Victoria border.
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Another two people have been charged over an alleged late-night kidnapping on the NSW-Victoria border last year.
NSW police allege a 25-year-old woman was kidnapped from a home in Goodnight, about 50km south of Balranald, about 10.15pm on December 6.
The woman was allegedly dragged into a vehicle before being dropped on Coomaroop Rd, Tooleybuc, where she was able to get help.
A 26-year-old woman was charged last year in relation to the matter.
Following further inquiries, detectives applied for and were granted arrest warrants for two men, aged 32 and 54.
NSW police said the two men were on Wednesday extradited from Victoria after appearing at Swan Hill Magistrates’ Court.
They were taken to Dareton police station and both were charged with aggravated enter dwelling with intent-use corporal violence and kidnap in company with intent to commit serious indictable office occasion actual bodily harm.
The younger man was also charged with wielding a knife in a public place.
Bail for the two men was refused and they were due to appear at Broken Hill Local Court on Thursday.
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