Patricia Reynolds charged with deprivation of liberty, torture of man at Nambour

Disturbing allegations about what allegedly happened to a Sunshine Coast man before his Gold Coast abductors were caught off-guard can be revealed.

Patricia Jane Reynolds applied for bail in Maroochydore Magistrates Court on Tuesday. Picture: Patrick Woods

A Palm Beach woman has been refused bail after she was accused of taking part in a violent abduction before attempting to force the victim to sign over his vehicle.

Maroochydore Magistrates Court was told the extent of the alleged victim’s harrowing ordeal at the hands of a man and his co-accused, Patricia Jane Reynolds, during her bail application by video on Tuesday from the Southport Watchhouse.

The court heard police rushed to the Department of Transport and Main Roads at Caloundra on June 25 after staff were approached by a man who claimed he had been held against his will in his Nambour unit.

Police alleged Ms Reynolds, a 40-year-old mother, participated in a home invasion at the victim’s unit with another man who was equipped with a firearm.

Police prosecutor Bec Lambert alleged Reynolds acted as a “lookout” while her co-accused used weapons on the victim for a “prolonged amount of time”.

Reading through the court documents, Magistrate Raelene Ellis said CCTV at the unit complex depicted Reynolds arriving with the alleged assailant before loading the victim’s property in a vehicle and driving off.

Reynolds and her co-accused allegedly invaded the home of another man and held him hostage in Nambour. Pictured is a generic photo of Nambour. Picture: Che Chapman

Ms Ellis said further security footage captured the pair at the Caloundra TMR office, where it was alleged they tried to force the victim to sign over his vehicle to them.

The court was told the pair were also allegedly seen putting the victim’s belongings from the vehicle into Ms Reynolds’ Hyundai Getz.

In a daring escape, the alleged victim instead notified staff of his alleged capture and they notified police.

The pair allegedly fled the scene; however Ms Reynolds and her co-accused were found by authorities in the days after through an arrest warrant.

She now faces charges of assault while armed in company, deprivation of liberty, enter dwelling with intent while armed, torture, armed robbery and unlawful use of a vehicle.

Sergeant Lambert objected to Ms Reynolds’ release and claimed the 40-year-old’s behaviour was fuelled by her drug addiction.

Police allege the victim was forced to go to the Department of Transport and Main Roads at Caloundra during the ordeal. Picture: Patrick Woods

She said the Gold Coast woman’s criminal history, which was littered with other charges still before the court as well as multiple breaches of bail, meant there were no release conditions which were suitable for her.

Duty solicitor Cherisse Wildin said Ms Reynolds would contest the charges and instructed her version events about her alleged involvement differed from what police claimed.

Ms Wildin said even so, there were no allegations by police that Ms Reynolds was responsible for the physical violence inflicted on the victim.

She instead proposed strict bail conditions which involved the 40-year-old living with her fiance at Palm Beach where she would receive welfare payments to be his carer.

However, Ms Ellis believed it was a strong police case which was tied together through forensic evidence, CCTV and a statement by the alleged victim.

Ms Reynolds was refused bail and remanded in custody.

She will return to court on August 25.

Originally published as Patricia Reynolds charged with deprivation of liberty, torture of man at Nambour