Pictured: New Zealander, 20, accused of carjacking a heavily-pregnant woman's Mercedes with her two children in the back seat
- LJ Savea Wright, appeared in Campbelltown court charged with three offences
- The 20-year-old accused of allegedly going for a test drive and carjacking car
- He allegedly pushed out the heavily-pregnant 34-year-old woman from the car
- Wright also allegedly drove off with the woman's two kids still in the back seat
- The New Zealand national faces a total of 48 years' jail if found guilty
A New Zealand man who is accused of carjacking a heavily-pregnant woman's Mercedes while her two children were in the back seat could be jailed for 48 years.
LJ Savea Wright appeared at Campbelltown Local Court in Sydney's west on Friday, after being charged with three offences, including aggravated assault and detaining a person, the Daily Telegraph reported.
The 20-year-old and another man are accused of going for a test drive with the 34-year-old victim on Saturday after she advertised her 2014 black Mercedes A45 AMGA for sale online.
LJ Savea Wright appeared at Campbelltown Local Court in Sydney's west, on Friday, after being charged with three offences, including aggravated assault and detaining a person
The 20-year-old is accused of allegedly carjacking a woman's (pictured) Mercedes and driving off with her two kids in the car
Wright got into the car and then violently pushed the nine-month pregnant woman onto the ground and sped off with her son, 10, and daughter, eight, still inside.
'I screamed on the side of the road my scarf was off and everything,' the woman told police in a video posted online after the incident.
Her children were let out a few moments later.
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'The kids I found them here on the side of the road,' the distraught mother can be heard telling police.
Wright was arrested on Thursday and charged with three offences, including aggravated assault and detaining a person.
The court heard that Wright had the alleged attack planned in advance.
'Planned, premediated attack,' police prosecutor Mr McGee said.
Wright (pictured) was arrested on Thursday and charged with three offences, including aggravated assault and detaining a person
Magistrate Ian Guy denied Write bail despite he offering to surrender his New Zealand passport, and conditions of not leaving his home except for work or with parental supervision, the publication reported.
Mr Guy said Wright will face 'a very significant time on imprisonment'.
The case was adjourned to May 22.
Police are still searching for the Mercedes and the second man described as being of Pacific Islander/Maori in appearance, and 20-25 years old with a solid build and purple dyed hair in a bun, who was wearing a grey jumper and dark pants.
'I screamed on the side of the road my scarf was off and everything,' the woman told police in a video posted online after the incident
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