A man trying to buy a car was allegedly assaulted by two people. (File photo) Photo: 123RF
Two people have been charged with kidnapping and robbing a man trying to buy a car on Facebook Marketplace.
Police said the victim arranged to meet a seller outside a house on Holdsworth Ave in the Auckland suburb of Wesley late at night.
When he arrived, police said two people assaulted him and demanded he hand over money.
They allegedly forced the man into their car and made him withdraw more money from an ATM on Stoddard Rd.
"The victim was then taken to another ATM before the offenders left in a vehicle," detective senior sergeant Rebecca Kirk said.
The man had called police, Kirk said and officers found the car abandoned on Emily Place a short time later.
Police tracked the couple believed to be involved to a nearby hotel.
When the pair left the room police used a taser, Kirk said and they were taken into custody.
A 32-year-old man and a 35-year-old woman would appear in the Auckland District Court on Friday charged with assault with intent to injure, kidnapping and theft.
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