Qld man kidnapped, left in dumpster

Police say two men will face court after a 20-year-old man was kidnapped from a residence south of Brisbane, bashed and left in a dumpster.

Two men are facing kidnap and assault charges after a man was abducted, bashed and stuffed in a dumpster south of Brisbane.

Police allege the pair forcibly removed the 20-year-old from a residence in Birkdale and bundled him into the back of a car about 4am on Monday.

They say the man was driven to a local park and assaulted before being dumped in an industrial bin.

He managed to find help at a nearby house and called police.

A 26-year-old man from Deception Bay and a 21-year-old man from Holland Park West have been charged with a series of offences including kidnapping and assault occasioning bodily harm.

They will appear in Brisbane Magistrates Court on Wednesday.


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