Four arrested after alleged abduction and stabbing in Melbourne’s north

Four people have been arrested after a man was allegedly abducted and stabbed in Melbourne last night in the city’s second abduction in a week.

A hire company alerted police that a silver Hyundai has been stolen from Northcote at about 9.40pm.

Police followed the vehicle and a man with facial injuries, who they believe had been abducted and stabbed, was released from the at the corner of High and Bell streets.

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The man was taken to hospital.

Police continued to follow the vehicle and arrested four people. A 17-year-old boy from Ivanhoe and an 18-year-old woman from Preston are assisting them with their enquiries. A 20-year-old man from Northcote has been charged with theft of a motor car and bailed, and a 16-year-old Heidelberg Heights girl has been released pending further enquiries.