article_snippet: Police attended a Melbourne hotel room twice during a six-week ordeal, but failed to rescue his victim, the Herald Sun reported.
article_snippet: The first time police attended the hotel before a Dutch backpacker was rescued, his victim told police there had been an altercation but that the woman was okay.
article_snippet: The second time officers visited Granata's hotel room during the hostage period The second time officers did not enter Granata's hotel room, instead speaking to the man and his de facto partner Peaston in the hallway.
article_snippet: the woman was held in a Preston’s Rydges Bell City hotel room which police visited twice during the time the woman was held hostage . '
highlights_snippet: Police visited the apartment twice but did not rescue terrified victim .