Woman driver in kidnap terror

Friday 16 May 1997 00:02 BST

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Woman driver in kidnap terror

A 25-year-old woman was kidnapped at knifepoint and locked in the boot of her car by a robber as she parked the vehicle in a shopping centre car park last Saturday afternoon, police revealed yesterday. The woman was shut in the boot for about 30 minutes while the attacker withdrew money using her cash card and then drove around the car park in Shepherd's Bush Green, west London. He opened the boot several times to threaten her with a knife and demand more valuables, but she finally managed to escape when he did not lock it securely.

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