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It took 3 days of horror, 3 court battles and 7 years - but the rapist who had shared her home was finally convicted.

23/12/2018

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Like most housemates, they shared things. He cleaned, she did most of the cooking - another meal wasn't a hassle when she was already cooking for her two children. But when she refused his advances after eight months of living together, she began to feel uncomfortable in her home and then... after refusing his advances yet again, that rejection sparked a horrific ordeal involving rape, torture, kidnapping and being bound and driven interstate.


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