From West Midlands Police:
We’ve released footage of a suspected kidnap in Birmingham as we appeal for information to help us trace a woman shown being bundled into a car.
The dashcam video shows the moment a dark coloured Ford Mondeo abruptly stops in Golden Hillock Road at 5.45pm on 7 November.
It appears a woman – understood to have been forced into the car shortly before in Sampson Road – opens a passenger door and scrambles outside before a man gets out and lifts her back inside.
The car continued towards Small Heath.
We radioed around details of the vehicle to all our patrols and checked road cameras but we’ve not yet been able to trace the car.
Enquiries continue in a bid to trace the car, its registered keeper and the men.
A handbag was found at the side of the road and witnesses have described the person being taken away in the car as a woman.
There was nothing in the bag to help us identify her and we’ve not been able to determine if she’s safe.
We’re hoping someone will recognise the man shown briefly in the clip or know someone who has access to a similar vehicle and matches the description of the men.
The two men are described as Asian and in their early 20s; the man who gets out of the car has a beard.
The woman was also Asian and believed to be in her late teens or early 20s.
If anyone has information that could help us then please get in touch; we’re also asking the woman to make contact if she can to let us know she’s OK.
Call us on 101 or message on Live Chat via our website. Alternatively, you can call the charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111. Callers won’t be asked their names and calls cannot be traced.
Please quote crime ref 20/1863950/21.
