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Article: Qld: Teen tortured disabled woman for five days, court heard
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- AAP General News (Australia)
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- June 27, 2002
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Qld: Teen tortured disabled woman for five days, court heard
By Ainsley Pavey
BRISBANE, June 27 AAP - A teenage boy forced a cerebral palsy sufferer
to crawl around
a house for five days "like a dog" while burning, cutting and raping
her, a court was
told today.
Brisbane's District Court heard it could be the worst case of torture
in Queensland's history.
The 16-year-old, who cannot be named, pleaded guilty to torture
and rape and will be
sentenced tomorrow.
District Court Judge Michael Forde described the case as "extremely
disturbing" and
said the woman was treated "worse than a dog".
The court heard the 30-year-old ...