Police believe the man was kidnapped from Military Road, Guildford, between 4pm and 5pm on Saturday.
In a separate incident, a rideshare driver was allegedly stabbed with a machete by a teenage passenger, also in Sydney’s west.
Emergency services were called to Patrick Street, Blacktown, just after midnight following reports of an assault.
A 31-year-old Uber driver was allegedly stabbed in the arm by the 17-year-old passenger after refusing to let him connect to the car’s Bluetooth, police will allege in court.
The driver was taken to the hospital in a stable condition.
The teen allegedly ran from the car. He was arrested around 2.45am at a home on Valeria Street, Toongabbie, and taken to Blacktown police station. He was charged with wounding a person with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
He was refused bail and will appear in the Children’s court on Sunday.
Source: Sydney Morning Herald