BY IAN CROUCH
Two men will face court next month accused of kidnapping a couple from Sydney and taking them to Port Stephens.
Police say on Wednesday January 18 a 26-year-old man and a 24-year-old woman were walking towards a carpark in Fairfield when they were grabbed by two men wearing balaclavas and forced into a vehicle.
The couple managed to escape from their captors two days later at Swan Bay before calling a family member who called police.
The pair were taken to the John Hunter Hospital for treatment - police say the man's finger was severed during the kidnapping ordeal.
Following extensive inquiries, two men aged 24 and 25 were arrested in Sydney and have been refused bail to face court of 1 May, 2023.
