A 37-year-old man and 35-year-old woman have both been refused bail in Tamworth local court today and are next due to appear on Monday over the alleged abduction of a child who was found last night in the northern NSW town of Tenterfield.
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00:00 A statewide AMBER Alert was issued yesterday after a woman was allegedly assaulted and
00:07 a two-year-old boy abducted outside of an office in Coffs Harbour at roughly 2pm.
00:12 Triple Zero received multiple calls from people in the area who witnessed the alleged assault
00:16 and tried to intervene.
00:18 A 61-year-old woman has been treated for a broken arm which allegedly occurred during
00:22 the assault.
00:24 Officers attached to the Coffs Clarence Valley District launched a statewide AMBER Alert
00:28 last night in an appeal to locate the child and at roughly 11.30pm last night the child
00:33 was located in the town of Tenterfield nearly 300km away from Coffs Harbour.
00:39 A man and a woman were both taken to Tenterfield Police Station where they have both been charged.
00:44 The 37-year-old man has been charged with taking and detaining a child with intent to
00:48 remove from parental control as well as reckless, grievous bodily harm.
00:52 He's also been charged with breach of bail offences.
00:55 His co-accused, a 35-year-old woman, has been charged with taking and detaining a child
00:59 with intent to remove from parental control as well as breach of bail.
01:03 The two, who are from Tenterfield, have faced court today at Tamworth Local Court.
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