A woman will face court on Thursday after she allegedly abducted and attacked a man at Hornsby last month, before he was driven to Waterloo where he managed to escape.

Police were called to South Dowling Street at Waterloo around 2.30pm on June 22, after the man was discovered outside the Vista Grande apartments.

Police guard the lobby of the Vista Grande apartments at Waterloo, where the man was treated by paramedics. Credit:Jessica Hromas

Earlier reports suggested the 25-year-old told police he had been kidnapped, tied up with shoelaces and stuffed into the boot of a car before he managed to escape at the busy Coles Express service station and run to safety.