Two bystanders save teen girl from being kidnapped

Two passers-by have saved a teenage girl from being kidnapped at Taree on the NSW mid north coast.

The 17-year-old girl screamed for help after a man grabbed her, threatened her with a paint scraper and inappropriately touched her yesterday.

Police say the girl managed to break free and was rescued by two people walking nearby who restrained the 53-year-old man until police arrived.

The man was charged and refused bail, to appear at Taree Local Court today.