Police have charged a 20-year-old woman and 20-year-old man in connection to alleged robbery with violence offences 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 woman from Holmview has been charged with one count of assault occasioning bodily harm, two counts each of unlawful entry of vehicle for committing indictable offence used/threatened violence and stealing, three counts each of unlawful entry of a motor vehicle, common assault, possessing a dangerous drug and five counts each of receiving tainted property and fraud.

She is due to appear in the Beenleigh Magistrates Court on January 25, 2024.

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 is due to appear in the Beenleigh Magistrates Court today, December 29.

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