MANNINGHAM: Kidnapping bid at Doncaster

Key points

• Three men have been charged over an alleged kidnapping, aggravated burglary and serious assault in Doncaster. Police allege a man and woman were assaulted and restrained at a public location near Doncaster on September 22.
• The pair were then taken to their home on Doncaster Road, which was allegedly ransacked and items stolen before the offenders fled. The man was seriously injured and underwent surgery.
• Detectives arrested the men after executing search warrants in Clyde and Noble Park, and seized a vehicle believed to have been used. The trio were remanded overnight to appear before Melbourne Magistrates' Court.