Alfio Anthony Granata , 45 , pleaded guilty on Monday to raping , assaulting and threatening a Dutch backpacker during a six-week ordeal . A Dutch backpacker was violently raped , beaten with a meat tenderiser and repeatedly bashed during a six week ordeal which ended with her attempting to take her own life . The woman was held captive in a Melbourne hotel room during 2012 , during which time she was forced to sleep in the shower naked and ordered not to speak , or complain . Alfio Anthony Granata , 45 , pleaded guilty in the County Court of Victoria on Monday to raping , assaulting and threatening the backpacker on multiple occasions in a Preston ’ s Rydges Bell City hotel room where he and his partner Jennifer Mary Peaston lived , and his victim was held . Police attended the hotel room twice during the extended ordeal , but failed to rescue the fearful victim , the Herald Sun reported . The court heard the backpacker met Granata and his partner at a mutual friend 's birthday party in St Kilda in November 2012 . The three soon became friends and began a consensual sexual relationship . After using copious amounts of the drug ice , Granata became violent - and paranoid that his girlfriend and the victim were conspiring to run away together . The court was also told backpacker was held captive and suffered daily beatings and numerous violent rapes over six weeks . The saga ended on Christmas Day , 2012 , when the woman fought back , stabbing Granata in the shoulder and threatening self harm . Scroll down for video . The Victorian Country Court heard the backpacker met Granata and his partner at a mutual friend 's birthday party in St Kilda in November 2012 . Police were called and the extent of her abuse was uncovered . The first time police attended the hotel before the backpacker was rescued , the victim told police there had been an altercation but that she was okay . The second time officers visited Granata 's hotel room during the hostage period they did not enter the room , instead speaking to the man and his de facto partner Peaston in the hallway . Dressed in prison greens on Monday , Granata sat calmly in the dock , as a video played of his victim detailing how her kidnap and ongoing torture had affected her life . ' I still suffer panic attacks , I 'm still afraid of people , I feel like I 'm in a black hole , ' she said . The Dutch woman was held in a Preston ’ s Rydges Bell City hotel room which police visited twice during the time she was held hostage . ' I am disgusted by the things you did to me , I think you are a sick person . ' The court also heard Granata told his victim he had killed 248 people , and threatened to take the lives of her parents , who live in Holland . The Dutch woman was also reportedly punched in the face , burnt with a gas torch lighter and banished to the bathroom . She was forced to sleep in the shower or on the wet floor naked , sometimes left there for days on end . The hearing continues . Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article .
Alfio Anthony Granata , 45 , pleaded guilty to a number of charges . He fronted the Victorian County Court on Monday in his prison greens . Court heard he kept a Dutch backpacker hostage for six weeks . He raped , beat and abused the woman in a Melbourne hotel room . Police visited the apartment twice but did not rescue terrified victim .