A woman and child have allegedly been assaulted and tortured by a man in a terrifying hours-long attack in Queensland’s southwest.

The man is alleged to have assaulted a woman and threatened her with a knife on numerous occasions over several hours at a property in the rural town of Tara on Wednesday, police said.

Detective Inspector Andrew Trenerry said the man is then alleged to have dragged the woman to his car, forcing her in against her will, while threatening her and other residents.

 

The man is also alleged to have assaulted a 12-year-old boy.

Police said they were notified and attended the location — about a two-hour drive west of Toowoomba — about midday, however, the man drove off in a car.

He was found and arrested about 3am on Thursday in bushland in nearby Goranba.

Detective Inspector Andrew Trenerry called the incident a ‘horrific’ case of domestic violence.Detective Inspector Andrew Trenerry called the incident a ‘horrific’ case of domestic violence. Credit: 7NEWS

The 26-year-old man from Goranba has been charged with one count each of threatening violence and torture.

He is also charged with multiple other offences, including two counts each of common assault against a child, assault occasioning bodily harm, four counts each of assault occasioning bodily harm (domestic violence offence) and four counts each of common assault.

He is due appear in Dalby Magistrates Court on Thursday.