Girl, 14, is ‘stalked off a bus before being choked unconscious and raped in bushland by a stranger’ as police charge a 20-year-old man
- A girl was allegedly raped after getting off a bus and being dragged into bushes
- She fell unconscious after man allegedly choked her and dragged her away
- The girl managed to get help from a nearby resident and flee the scene
- The 20-year-old fronted court on Thursday where he was remanded in custody
A schoolgirl was allegedly followed from a bus stop, choked unconscious, pulled into bushland and raped by a 20-year-old man.
The 14-year-old girl had been making her way home from school when she got off the bus near Hamilton Parade on Macleay Island, off the Brisbane coast, on Wednesday.
Police allege a 20-year-old man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, followed the girl before forcing her into bushland near the intersection of Williams and Arthur streets.
A school girl was allegedly followed from a bus stop, choked unconscious, pulled into bushland and raped by a 20-year-old man (pictured)
The 14-year-old girl had been making her way home from school when she got off the bus near Hamilton Parade on Macleay Island, off the Brisbane coast, on Wednesday
At one point the girl became unconscious from the man putting his arm around her neck to drag her into the bushes, police said.
When she came to, she fought back and her alleged attacker ran off.
The girl managed to get help from a nearby resident and the man was arrested in nearby bushland off Cooee Crescent a short time later.
A shocked local described the alleged incident as ‘absolutely horrifying’.
‘I know the little girl and she’s an absolute sweetheart,’ he told 9News.
The 20-year-old, from nearby Russell Island, has been charged with rape and disabling in order to commit an indictable offence.
He appeared in Cleveland Magistrates Court on Thursday where he was remanded in custody.
He will face court again on May 27.
The girl managed to get help from a nearby resident and the man was arrested in nearby bushland off Cooee Crescent a short time later (pictured, Macleay Island)
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