A man has been attacked and bundled into the back seat of a vehicle in a kidnapping in Oxford.

Police said a man was put into the back of a grey-coloured vehicle after being assaulted by another man.

The incident happened at around 8pm on Sunday (October 22) in Between Towns Road.

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Investigating officer, Detective Constable James Salt, based at Oxford police station, said: “We are carrying out an investigation and are working to establish more details as to what occurred but we believe this to be an isolated incident.

“Our main priority at this time is to ensure that the victim is safe and well.

“I would like to speak to anyone who was involved in the incident or has any information which could help our investigation, especially anyone who has any CCTV or dash-cam footage would could be relevant."

If you have any information which you think could be helpful to police, please call the non-emergency number on 101, quoting reference number 43230475826.

Alternatively, you can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or make a report online.