A man's been charged over the alleged abduction of a young woman on the Gold Coast.
The woman, 26, was on the phone to her mother when she was forced into her car by a stranger at a shopping centre car park in Robina on Monday afternoon.
He demanded she drive north on the M1 motorway while covering her face and pulling her hair to try to stop her from screaming, Detective Inspector Brendan Smith told reporters on Tuesday.
"Bluetooth has kicked in and the mother could hear the conversation and what was going on in the vehicle, so she had the foresight to call police," he said.
"Police could then actually ring the victim's phone and speak to the offender, and negotiate with him to let her pull over."
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At 6.20pm on Tuesday, a Mudgeeraba man turned himself in to police. The 47-year-old has been charged with one count each of kidnapping, unlawful entry of a vehicle and assault.
He will appear in Southport Magistrates Court on Wednesday.
