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| Australian man admits rape and kidnap of British backpacker | Australian man admits rape and kidnap of British backpacker |
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| A man has pleaded guilty to the rape and kidnap of a British backpacker in Australia. | A man has pleaded guilty to the rape and kidnap of a British backpacker in Australia. |
| Marcus Allyn Keith Martin, 23, was accused of holding the woman, who is in her 20s, captive in an ordeal lasting more than a month, between February and March 2017. | Marcus Allyn Keith Martin, 23, was accused of holding the woman, who is in her 20s, captive in an ordeal lasting more than a month, between February and March 2017. |
| She required hospital treatment for injuries including facial fractures after being found by police near Mitchell, Queensland, on 5 March last year. | She required hospital treatment for injuries including facial fractures after being found by police near Mitchell, Queensland, on 5 March last year. |
| The woman was discovered when she stumbled badly bruised into a remote petrol station. She told police she had been held captive by a man she met at a party in Cairns. | The woman was discovered when she stumbled badly bruised into a remote petrol station. She told police she had been held captive by a man she met at a party in Cairns. |
| DI Paul Hart, from Queensland police, told a press conference at the time that she had been subjected to a “horrific and terrifying” experience. | DI Paul Hart, from Queensland police, told a press conference at the time that she had been subjected to a “horrific and terrifying” experience. |
| Martin, of Cairns, Queensland, appeared via videolink at Cairns district court on Friday where he pleaded guilty to three counts of rape and one count of deprivation of liberty. | Martin, of Cairns, Queensland, appeared via videolink at Cairns district court on Friday where he pleaded guilty to three counts of rape and one count of deprivation of liberty. |
| His case will next be heard at court on 11 February 2019, when a sentencing date will be set. | His case will next be heard at court on 11 February 2019, when a sentencing date will be set. |
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