Man arrested in connection to alleged abduction

Police investigate the scene at Copeland St, Eden Terrace. Photo: NZ Herald / Jason Oxenham
Police investigate the scene where an alleged attempted abduction took place on Monday at Eden Terrace. Photo: NZ Herald / Jason Oxenham

A man has been arrested in connection to the attempted abduction of a woman in Eden Terrace.

A police spokeswoman said a 30-year-old man had been arrested in Mt Albert just after 8pm last night.

The man has been charged with aggravated wounding, abduction for the purpose of unlawful sexual connection and indecent assault.

He also faces a charge of burglary, which was unrelated to the incident in Eden Terrace, the spokeswoman said.

The man is in custody at Auckland Central police station and will appear in the Auckland District Court.

Detective Inspector Aaron Pascoe, of Auckland, said a large number of staff had been working hard over the last 30 hours.

He also thanked the public and media for their help.

Police launched a manhunt on Monday after a woman in her 20s told them she had been grabbed from behind and forced into a car in Haslett St, Eden Terrace.

The woman jumped from the moving car soon after, in nearby Copeland St, but was not badly injured.

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hope they got and charged the correct person.