A second person has been charged following an alleged Christmas Day car-jacking in which two children were in the back of the car.
Police have charged a 20-year-old man with violence offences and the kidnapping of two young children in Beenleigh on Christmas Day.
Around 4.45pm on December 25 it is alleged a man approached a Mazda CX-5 at a service station on City Road where he assaulted a 26-year-old woman and attempted to steal her vehicle.
A passer-by intervened and the man left empty handed.
A short time later it is alleged the man approached a stationary Nissan Pathfinder at another service station on City Road and entered the vehicle.
The 26-year-old female passenger exited the vehicle and the man allegedly drove off with two young children seated in the back.
The two children were located unharmed at a service station in Cornubia shortly after.
Both women sustained minor injuries in the incidents.
A 20-year-old man from Capalaba has been charged with two counts each of kidnapping and assault occasioning bodily harm and one count each of unlawful entry of a motor vehicle and unlawful use of a motor vehicle.
He was due to appear in the Beenleigh Magistrates Court today, December 29.
