A KIDNAP victim managed to escape her captor when she fled from his car and alerted residents in Bilton.
Police received reports that a woman in her early 20s was barefoot on the streets of Bilton, knocking on doors and shouting for help, on Sunday afternoon (August 18).
It is alleged she had been taken from her home in Cornwallis Road and driven around in a white VW Polo at speed and, at times, off-road.
She escaped from the car near Cunningham Way and members of the public gave her a lift in their car to safety.
She has been identified and is being supported by officers.
The car driven by her captor may also have been involved in collisions and sustained damage.
A 17-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of assault causing grievous bodily harm, taking a vehicle without the owner’s consent, criminal damage, kidnapping, false imprisonment, threats to kill, intentional strangulation, coercive and controlling behaviour, possession of an offensive weapon, driving without insurance, and driving without a license.
Police are looking for witnesses in the Bilton area who saw a white VW Polo driving erratically between 2pm and 4pm, or who saw a young woman in her 20s dressed in black without shoes on requesting help or knocking on doors.
Anyone with information – or who has dashcam, CCTV or doorbell footage from the area – is asked to contact police via www.warwickshire.police.uk/report or by calling 101, or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111, citing incident 196 of August 18.
