A man charged over a violent kidnapping and a daring escape from Auckland's central police station will face trial.
Brett Makiri appeared in the Auckland District Court today and pleaded not-guilty to charges of kidnapping, escaping custody, injuring with intent and unlawfully taking a motor vehicle.
Makiri will remain in custody until his next hearing on those charges in October.
It is likely he will face trial next year.
In late April the 23-year-old was accused of picking up a 29-year-old woman in Auckland and driving her to Coromandel.
