Dong Hwa Kim allegedly jumped in woman’s back seat, bound her hands and ordered her to drive to Ermington bank

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A kidnapped woman allegedly ordered at knifepoint to withdraw cash from a Sydney bank was able to alert staff to her situation, police say.

The 36-year-old, was driving out of the car park of the Macquarie Centre in Macquarie Park, a suburb of northern Sydney, on Friday afternoon when Dong Hwa Kim allegedly jumped into the back seat and threatened her with a knife.

Police say Kim used cable ties to bind her hands and told her to drive to a bank in Ermington, 20 minutes down the road, police said on Saturday.

Police allege that, when the pair arrived, the Lindfield man removed the ties and ordered the woman to withdraw cash. But the woman was able to alert a bank employee, who called police.

Kim was arrested by riot squad officers while allegedly trying to drive away in her car.

Charged with several offences, Kim, 43, did not appear when his case was mentioned on Saturday at Parramatta bail court. He faces three charges alleging he detained the woman to obtain financial benefit and robbed her of three bank cards

Magistrate Daphne Kok remanded him in custody.