A MAN is set to apppear in court charged with attempted kidnap.

A woman reported she was threatened with a knife by a man who approached her from behind in the car park of Asda in Turner Rise, Colchester, on Wednesday.

Neil Diaz, 57, of Roosevelt Way, Colchester  has been charged with possession of an offensive weapon, possession of a knife in a public place and two counts of attempted kidnap. 

Diaz is due to appear at Colchester Magistrates' Court today.