Frightening alleged daylight abduction attempt caught on CCTV in Victoria
Terrifying CCTV footage has captured the moment a man allegedly tried to kidnap a woman in broad daylight north of Melbourne.
A man has been charged after he allegedly approached a woman and tried to drag her into his gray Mitsubishi ute in Whittlesea on Friday evening.
The 27-year-old woman managed to escape from his clutches before the man drove away, police said.
A 39-year-old man was arrested while driving a Mitsubishi ute on the Midland Highway in Shepparton on Saturday morning.
The Mill Park man was charged Sunday with aggravated burglary, two counts of aggravated assault and attempted kidnapping.
He is due to appear in court on October 28.
Police say the same man approached two girls on scooters on Oak Bank Boulevard, Whittlesea, earlier on Friday evening.
CCTV footage reportedly shows a 27-year-old woman fighting a man who allegedly tried to force her into his car
The man left the scene in his ute
Victoria Police said in a statement that two girls, aged 13 and 14, fled and were unharmed.
One of the girls, Ally Hawking, told Nine News that a man approached to ask for directions.
βHe was really close to us and then he said come look in the back of my car and look at the maps and he opened the back door for us and then Zoe and I left,β Ally told Nine News.
A passerby intervened and escorted the girls home.