Claremont trial: Rape victim thought she was 'going to die'
A teenager who was abducted, tied up and raped in a graveyard by the accused Claremont Serial Killer said she thought her attacker was "going to kill" her.
The vicious assault happened in February 1995, less than a year before Bradley Edwards, 51, allegedly abducted and killed 18-year-old Sarah Spiers.
The Telstra technician admits to raping the 17-year-old, but has pleaded not guilty to three murders.
The knotted cord Bradley Edwards used to tie the rape victim's hands. Nine / Supplied
Drag marks in the sand at the scene of the 1995 rape at Karrakatta Cemetery. Nine / Supplied
The woman, who can't be identified, sat in the same courtroom as her attacker while prosecutors read out harrowing statements she made in the months and years after the terrifying incident.
The girl told police she was walking to a friend's house in the early hours of the morning, when a man pounced on her in a Claremont Park.
Just like Ms Spiers, she'd called it a night after partying with friends at Club Bay View.
A supplied image obtained on Wednesday, November 27, 2019, shows evidence put before the first wife of accused Claremont serial killer Bradley Robert Edwards at his trial in the Western Australian Supreme Court. The woman, whose identity is suppressed, was asked about the types of Telstra van he drove. PR IMAGE
The first wife of accused Claremont serial killer Bradley Robert Edwards has testified at his trial, revealing they had an even messier break than first believed. Supplied
She said her attacker gagged her with a cloth, put a cotton bag over her head and carried her into a panel van, before tying her hands and feet with cord.
She was driven around for about half an hour, before stopping at Karrakatta cemetery.
The man dragged her through the dirt and raped her twice, while she thought to herself "oh my god, I can't believe this is happening".
The kimono that prosecutors allege links Bradley Edwards to the Claremont killings. AAP
"It was very painful," her statement read.
She said she kept her eyes closed in the hope her attacker would think she was unconscious.
"I thought at the end of it all that he was going to kill me," she said.
When he was done with her, he picked her up and "threw" her into some bushes before driving off.
Half-naked and still bound at the hands, the girl ran to a phone box and called her dad before rushing to Hollywood Hospital for help.
The Claremont killings victims: Sarah Spiers, Ciara Glennon and Jane Rimmer. Graphic: Tara Blancato
A hospital security guard who was patrol that morning testified he saw a white Telstra van with "blinding" headlights turning onto Smyth Road, which borders the cemetery.
About 45 minutes later, he got a call over the radio about a girl trying to get inside because she'd been raped.
A woman who dated the accused Claremont serial killer will give evidence at his trial that they visited a "heritage looking pub" in the area and repeatedly spoke about her safety after women vanished. Supplied
Accused Claremont Killer Bradley Robert Edwards Supplied
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