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| UK tourist in Australia 'rape ordeal' released from hospital | UK tourist in Australia 'rape ordeal' released from hospital |
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| A UK backpacker allegedly held captive and repeatedly raped in Australia is being comforted by family members, police have said. | A UK backpacker allegedly held captive and repeatedly raped in Australia is being comforted by family members, police have said. |
| The 22-year-old woman, originally from Liverpool, has been released from hospital, Queensland Police confirmed. | The 22-year-old woman, originally from Liverpool, has been released from hospital, Queensland Police confirmed. |
| Her Australian ex-boyfriend, 22, is facing 23 charges over the alleged ordeal that ended on Sunday. | |
| Police on Wednesday said the attacks took place over a one-month period, not two months as alleged earlier. | Police on Wednesday said the attacks took place over a one-month period, not two months as alleged earlier. |
| They say the assaults happened between 3 February and 5 March on a road trip stretching across the Queensland outback. | They say the assaults happened between 3 February and 5 March on a road trip stretching across the Queensland outback. |
| Officers said it ended when police stopped the pair's 4x4 at Mitchell, in south Queensland, after a service station owner said they failed to pay for petrol. | Officers said it ended when police stopped the pair's 4x4 at Mitchell, in south Queensland, after a service station owner said they failed to pay for petrol. |
| In a brief statement on Wednesday, police said the woman had been released from hospital into the care of friends and family. | In a brief statement on Wednesday, police said the woman had been released from hospital into the care of friends and family. |
| The accused man, from Cairns, is facing charges including four counts of rape, eight counts of assault and four counts of strangulation. | The accused man, from Cairns, is facing charges including four counts of rape, eight counts of assault and four counts of strangulation. |
| The suspect has also been charged with two counts of deprivation of liberty, causing wilful damage, possessing drugs and drug equipment, and obstructing police. | The suspect has also been charged with two counts of deprivation of liberty, causing wilful damage, possessing drugs and drug equipment, and obstructing police. |
| The man was refused bail on Monday and will go before the courts again on 23 May. |