Parkes: Charges after man allegedly kidnaps woman in her car and threatens, bashes her for hours

Matt Shrivell
The Nightly
The man has been refused bail after the alleged kidnapping.
The man has been refused bail after the alleged kidnapping. Credit: AAP

A man has been arrested and charged after allegedly kidnapping a woman in her car and driving for hours while threatening and bashing her.

The man has been charged with serious domestic violence offences in NSW after officers attached to Central West police district were notified of an alleged domestic incident at a home on Dalton Street, Parkes.

Police will allege in court a man hit a woman, who is known to him, on the head, causing bleeding on Friday December 13..

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Police will further allege the man entered a car a short time later and rammed the woman’s car, while she was inside, before he got into her vehicle.

Police were told the man drove for two hours and allegedly did not let the woman leave the car.

It will be further alleged the man threw the woman’s phone out of the window, threatened her and elbowed her in the face.

Police attended the Dalton Street home but were unable to locate the man and woman.

About 2pm on Saturday December 14, police re-attended the home and arrested a 41-year old man.

He was taken to Parkes Police Station where he was charged with eight offences:

  • Take/detain person with intent to obtain advantage cause actual bodily harm (DV)
  • Use etc offensive weapon with intent to commit indictable offence
  • Common assault (DV)
  • Three counts of destroy or damage property (DV)
  • Stalk/intimidate intend fear physical etc harm (domestic)
  • Contravene prohibition/restriction in AVO (domestic)

The man was refused bail to appear at Parramatta Local Court on Sunday 15 December 2024, where he was formally refused bail to appear at Parkes Local Court on Thursday February 6, 2025.

Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000.

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