Police hunt for scarred man in attempted nurse abduction - Brisbane Times

Comfit of one of the men suspected of an attempted abduction near the Princess Alexandra Hospital.

Police are now searching for an African or Aboriginal man with a deep scar on the left hand side of his face in connection with the attempted abduction of a nurse from near the Princess Alexandra Hospital on Saturday night.

Detective Inspector Rod Kemp outlined the change of tack in the police investigation into two men who tried to abduct the nurse about 9pm Saturday.

"We are looking for a male offender with black skin, he could be African or Aboriginal in descent," he told reporters.

"He has a large deep scar on the left hand side of his face."

Inspector Kemp said the nurse, who is still traumatised after the alleged abduction, was injured in the stomach.

"I can say that the nurse's top was damaged, it was pierced, and there is a minor scratch to her stomach," he said.

Detectives had spoken with a group of Sudanese boys in Toowoomba, west of Brisbane, that officers had located through a car registration plate.

"We are currently working that out, but at this stage we don't believe that was linked to the nurse," Inspector Kemp said.

He said one of the young men, in a silver Nissan Pulsar, was waiting at Banoon rail station to meet his girlfriend as while his friends were clowning around.

Police are now concentrating on a silver Nissan Sedan that was dumped at Eight Mile Plains on Saturday night.

"There is one particularly strong lead involving Aboriginal offenders and detectives are following that as we speak," he said.

"That particular silver vehicle was dumped at Eight Mile Plains.

"A subsequent stolen vehicle was used in a series of other offences."

Inspector Kemp said he had spoken on Monday morning with Queensland Health, which is also investigating the incident.

"As I say to all nurses, this particular nurse had parked not in the parking station at the hospital," he said.

"Obviously they are at more risk and I suppose the good thing that has happened here is that the actual nurses' carpark was not targeted."

Inspector Kemp said it was possible the offenders might have been after the nurse's car.

"We still consider it an attempted abduction," he said, telling reporters the area was not a high risk area for car thefts.

He urged all nurses to be vigilant if working at night.

"They were quite brazen in the way they confronted this girl and were quite demanding," he said.

"She claims she was threatened 'don't scream, Do as I say, get into the car'."