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On 1/12/06 a 22 year old woman was brutally raped in the CBD of Geelong(Victoria).
Below are some images of a suspect Police wish to speak with regarding the assault.
If you have seen or know of this man you can ring crimestoppers on 1800 333 000..
On Saturday 23/12/06 Police arrested one of the suspects in this case.. Read More
A new image of the man police want in relation to Geelong's brutal city rape THE man wanted in relation to the Lt Malop St rape walked past the Eureka Hotel, where the victim partied with friends before she was brutally attacked. These new pictures have helped police track the man's movements as investigators hunt him down. Taken from the city's security camera footage about 2am, the picture puts the man near the Eureka minutes before the horrific attack took place in the same thoroughfare, on the other side of Moorabool St. Sexual Crimes Unit Detective Sergeant Peter Dodemaide said the images, which give a better look at the suspect than earlier-released photographs, offered renewed hope someone would identify him. Police used Channel 10 technology to clarify and enhance the images and Det Sgt Dodemaide said while the result was not as clear as he had hoped, police were confident someone would identify him. "The T-shirt is better-identified in the new shot and you can get a much better look at him from front on," Det Sgt Dodemaide said. "There's also the possibility he's not from Geelong, but regardless, somebody would've seen him or know who he was. "Even if he was from far away, he wouldn't be here on his own. There's the possibility he's met up with someone." The man, who is about 175cm-180cm tall, of slim build, with short dark hair, was wearing a dark T-shirt with white lettering on the front, blue denim jeans and white shoes. In the new images he appears to have been holding something in his hand. Det Sgt Dodemaide said police did not believe the man had been in the Eureka Hotel before or after the attack, which occurred just after 2.15am on Friday, December 1. Police also did not think the man followed the victim. "There's a gap of time between the victim leaving the Eureka and when he walked past," Det Sgt Dodemaide said. Police also want to interview another man, described as muscular, with blond spiky hair, who was wearing a pale blue T-shirt and possibly jeans at the time of the attack. Geelong Advertiser (16-12-2006) Rebecca Tucker |
POLICE are hunting this man after Friday morning's vicious rape of a young woman in Geelong's city centre. They want your help to find him. Yesterday they released these images captured on security cameras in Little Malop St shortly before the early-morning attack. The man's image fits the description of one of the two men wanted in relation to the rape of the 22-year-old woman, which occurred after she left the Eureka Hotel between 2am and 2.20am. The man is about 183cm tall, slim build, short dark hair and was wearing a dark coloured T-shirt with white lettering on the front, blue denim jeans and white shoes. The second man, not in the pictures, is thought to be muscular, with blond spiky hair and wearing a pale blue T-shirt and possibly jeans at the time of the attack. Police believe both men are caucasian. Sexual Crimes Unit Detective Inspector Anthony Cecchin said the images were not the best quality but believed anyone who knew the man would be able to identify him. He wants anyone who recognises the man to contact police urgently. Five days after the attack police are still hungry for new information. The investigators will today set up an information caravan in Geelong in a bid to find the attackers. The caravan will be in the city again tomorrow night. The attack occurred underneath a sign saying "camera surveillance area" but the cameras are not monitored on Thursday nights. The victim is still in Geelong Hospital, where she underwent emergency surgery after the attack. Anyone with information should contact Crime Stoppers. Geelong Advertiser (6-12-2006) Rebecca Tucker |
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POLICE are continuing to appeal for witnesses to a savage assault and rape in central Geelong early on Friday. No new information had come to light yesterday about the attack in Lt Malop St that left a 22-year-old woman requiring emergency surgery in Geelong Hospital. A spokeswoman for the hospital said yesterday the woman was in a stable condition. Police said the woman had left the Eureka Hotel between 2am and 2.20am on Friday and was walking through Lt Malop St when she was attacked by two men, who dragged her into an alcove and raped her. Staff from a 7-Eleven store and a nearby hotel later found the woman staggering along the street. Her attackers had fled. She was taken to hospital with lacerations and had lost a lot of blood, police said. Police said both men were believed to be caucasian and aged in their early 20s. One was muscular with blond spiky hair and was wearing a pale blue T-shirt and possibly jeans. The second man was about 183cm tall, slim build, short dark hair and was wearing a dark coloured T-shirt with white lettering on the front, blue denim jeans and white shoes. Both are believed to have had a lot of blood on their clothes. Despite the fact the attack happened directly underneath a sign saying "Camera surveillance area", it went undetected because the cameras are only monitored on Friday and Saturday nights. Police were scouring tapes over the weekend in the hope of identifying the attackers. Geelong Mayor Peter McMullin said the city would work with police and the Central Geelong Management Committee to review security measures in the CBD. Cr McMullin said while he didn't believe "radical new measures" were warranted, decisions about new facilities, such as a police kiosk in Lt Malop St, were ultimately for police. "If they make that suggestion we'll certainly work with them on that," he said. "In essence the initiative for these sorts of measures needs to come from the police." Cr McMullin also said security issues were part of a bigger picture including the sale of cheap alcohol at several inner city venues. "They all interweave in a way," he said. "We've got issues with some venues selling cheap grog, and all those issues influence how we manage those things generally." AAP (4-12-2006) Simeon Bennett |
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A 22-year-old woman suffered horrendous injuries during a vicious rape in a Geelong shopping centre early today. Police said two men attacked the woman in Union Street, Market Square Mall, dragging her into an alcove on Little Mallop Street about 2.20am (AEDT) today. The victim was walking alone after leaving the Eureka Tavern Hotel. Detective Inspector Tony Cecchin, of Victoria's Sexual Crimes Squad, said the women lost about a litre of blood and was so seriously injured she required urgent surgery at Geelong Hospital. "It is one of the most brutal and vicious attacks I've seen in my time," Insp Cecchin said. Asked what type of injuries the women had, Insp Cecchin said: "Everything". The first suspect is described as Caucasian, aged 20 to 22, of muscular build with blonde spiky hair. He was wearing a pale blue T-shirt and possibly jeans. The second suspect is described as Caucasian, about 22 years old, shorter than the first man, with blonde-to-brown hair and wearing jeans. One of the men was covered in blood when they fled the mall, Insp Cecchin said. Detectives are appealing for any witnesses to the attack or anyone who saw the men with blood on their clothes. Witnesses are urged to phone Crime Stoppers or visit www.crimestoppers.com.au. AAP (1-12-2006) |
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Sexual Crimes Unit Detective Inspector Tony Cecchin in Little Malop St with the Geelong Advertiser wanted poster. PASSERS-BY saw Friday morning's brutal attack of a rape victim in central Geelong, but did not stop to help or call police. One witness kept going because they assumed the attack was a domestic dispute. Police yesterday revealed several new clues in their investigation as they renewed calls for public information. They believe it will be some time before the 22-year-old Geelong woman recovers from the "brutal" attack which has left her psychologically and physically traumatised. Police are confident they will find a suspect captured on security footage around the time of the attack. Initial belief two attackers were involved is now under question, with police unsure of the second man's role. Sexual Crimes Unit Detective Inspector Tony Cecchin said the victim had just used the St George ATM in Moorabool St before walking around the corner into Little Malop St where she was approached by a man. They spoke for several minutes before he allegedly frog-marched her towards Market Square shopping centre, past its entry and into an alcove. She was then raped in an attack that lasted a few minutes. Det Insp Cecchin said the attacker fled towards Yarra St before the woman staggered towards Moorabool St, leaving a trail of blood. "She fell in a crumpled heap outside Banjos (bakery)," Det Insp Cecchin said. He said two people from the nearby 7-Eleven found her distressed on the ground and phoned for an ambulance. Det Insp Cecchin said the woman sustained extensive injuries in the horrific attack and would be in hospital for some time. "To be quite honest she has undergone a terrible ordeal and it will take some time before she recovers both psychologically and physically," he said. "However, her family has rallied around her and they have provided enormous support." Det Insp Cecchin said the attack, which occurred about 2.15am, was most likely random and urged the public not to panic. He said it was surprising the number of passers-by who were in the area at the time of the rape. "We do have one witness who thought there was some sort of a domestic going on and consequently didn't intervene at the time,'' Insp Cecchin said. "I think in the circumstances that what occurred may have been misconstrued or misinterpreted." He said police were investigating several leads which they hoped would lead to an arrest. Police were still talking to the victim, piecing together information from the night. "As you can probably appreciate our victim has undergone quite a traumatic experience and we're slowly going through the details of the attack to ascertain what exactly occurred at that time," Det Insp Cecchin said. "She does have a fragmented memory of what did occur on the evening, but as she's slowly recovering she's recalling more." Geelong Advertiser (7-12-2006) Rebecca Tucker |
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POLICE yesterday took to the streets of Geelong in their hunt for two men who viciously raped a woman and left her to die. Two men confronted the 22-year-old in Geelong's Union St Market Square mall shortly after she left the Eureka nightclub about 2.20am last Friday. The men dragged the woman into an alcove in Little Malop St which is about 150m from the nightclub. In the attack the woman lost a lot of blood. She left long trails of her blood as she tried to flee her attackers. Eventually two people passing by discovered her. The Geelong woman had to be taken to hospital for surgery and was given a blood transfusion. Yesterday, police set up an information point in the mall and released security footage of the two suspects. Det-Insp Anthony Cecchin, of the sexual crimes squad, told the Herald Sun the attack was "opportunistic and brutal". "Our objective is to encourage a public response and generate information," Det-Insp Cecchin said. "The attack was quite brutal. "The woman has been through a terrible ordeal. "But her family have really rallied around her." Det-Insp Cecchin said one of the offenders, who was wearing a dark T-shirt, would have left the scene covered in blood. "Someone out there knows something . . . if this person came home that night they would've had quite a significant amount of blood on the shirt or themselves." This attacker is described as Caucasian, aged 20, 175cm tall, with short dark hair and with a medium build. He was wearing a dark T-shirt with white writing, blue jeans and white shoes. The other man is aged between 20 and 22, is muscular with blond spiky hair and was wearing a pale blue T-shirt, possibly with jeans. Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers. Herald Sun (7-12-2006) Holly Lloyd-McDonald/ Anthony Dowsley |
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THE mother's pain is intense, but so is her strength as she expresses the heartbreak of her daughter's rape. In this letter, addressed to the Geelong Advertiser , the woman whose daughter was brutally attacked in Little Malop St 10 days ago put into words the devastation that has rocked her family. It is the first time the mother, who wishes to remain anonymous, has spoken. She has done so to make a plea to the Geelong community. "If you know this person you owe it to the rest of your town to contact the police and help restore some normality to everyone's lives," she says of the attacker. The mother's heartbreak _ and that of her 22-year-old daughter and the rest of their family _ is raw. As expected, her daughter will take months to recover physically from the attack, requiring more surgery in three months. "Her emotional state is very much an unknown,'' the mother writes. She also uses her letter to express her gratitude to the Geelong community for its care in the wake of her assault. She is particularly overwhelmed by the staff at the "wonderful" Geelong Hospital. "The empathy and respect they have given our beautiful girl and all our family and her friends have been exceptional," she writes. She has also been touched by the efforts of the police investigating "this heinous crime" and urges the public to help the investigation so that the community can feel safe again. The mother acknowledges the city's outrage at the attack. Writing the letter at 5am Saturday, watching the view across Corio Bay from a hospital window, she explains she and her family are taking her daughter home. "I can see your beautiful city, the bay, and it looks so tranquil and an idyllic place to live," she writes. "It was very much this for our daughter for quite a period of time. "She has had some wonderful experiences here and made so many what will be life-long friends and generally grown into an independent young woman." The rape, which occurred just after 2am on Friday, December 1, in Little Malop St, has shocked the community and prompted a group of other parents to volunteer to monitor the city's security cameras. The cameras, which operate in the area of the assault, were not manned overnight that Thursday and are only monitored on Friday and Saturday nights. But police are using footage captured not long before the attack of a man believed to have been involved. The attacker is believed to be about 175cm-180cm tall, of slim build, with short dark hair and was wearing a dark coloured T-shirt with white lettering on the front, blue denim jeans and white shoes. Another man, either a second offender or at least a witness, is thought to be muscular, with blond spiky hair and was wearing a pale blue T-shirt and possibly jeans. Rebecca Tucker (11-12-2006) Geelong Advertiser |
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MAKING IT HAPPEN: The concept of volunteers manning the city's cameras has won the backing of Geelong police. Photo: JAMES OXLEY POLICE have backed public calls for volunteers to man the city's cameras. It started as one mother's idea and police now hope to make it a reality. The plan needs the Geelong Council's support, with new Mayor Bruce Harwood yesterday agreeing to meet with the police to discuss the issue. "The council certainly agrees to any reasonable request to help facilitate better use of the cameras,'' Cr Harwood said. The Geelong Advertiser , prompted by a flood of community demand for the concept, is campaigning to have the cameras monitored seven-days-a-week. The volunteer plan at the weekend had the thumbs-up from the city's top cop Chief Inspector Wayne Carson. He is now on leave for two weeks, but Corio Police Inspector Barry Malloch said he hoped a meeting between the police and council could be arranged when Insp Carson returned. Insp Malloch said paid or non-paid monitors should be considered equally capable of doing the job. "Whether they get paid or not shouldn't affect their ability to do the job," he said. "It's one way to keep the place safer and I like anything that does that." Insp Malloch said two people would be needed to cover each nightly shift. Geelong's cameras are monitored by paid staff only on Friday and Saturday nights but at the City of Melbourne, security cameras are monitored around the clock. The council's website explains the cameras help the council and police "work together to improve response times to crime and other emergencies". The specially-trained paid monitors notify police as soon as incidents occur. Cr Harwood said the volunteer plan sounded simple but would not be easy to implement. Volunteers would require police checks and training to ensure they were suitable. Public anger has been overwhelming since a 22-year-old Geelong woman was raped in Little Malop St in the early hours of December 1. The attack occurred near the security cameras installed three years ago to help keep the city safe, however, they were not manned in the early hours that Friday morning. The cameras did capture the man police want to speak to about the rape but his image was not publicly displayed until five days later. He is still on the run. The Geelong Council has refused to answer questions about the cost of paying staff to monitor the cameras or about its budget to do so. A spokesman last week said as the rape was the subject of an ongoing police investigation, the city was "limited with regard to the comments it can make". Rebecca Tucker(12-12-2006) Geelong Advertiser |
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POLICE are using CSI-style technology to enhance camera images of a man they want in relation to the Lt Malop St rape. They are scouring unreleased footage of a suspect and believe it will shed new light on the attack. Sexual Crimes Unit Detective Inspector Tony Cecchin said police hoped to access new software technology to zoom in on the man's face and clothing. They are confident the technology will allow them to get a clearer picture of the man they believe was involved in the attack on the 22-year-old woman just after 2am on December 1. Det Insp Cecchin said the police would publicly release the new images as soon as they were available. Police have already released several pictures of the man captured on video footage around the time of the attack, which occurred after the victim had left the Eureka hotel. Det Insp Cecchin said police had this week analysed more footage from other cameras within the city, which they hoped would help the case. In the meantime, Det Insp Cecchin said police were chasing a constant stream of leads supplied by the public in response to the rape. None had led them to the attacker, but Det Insp Cecchin was confident police would eventually make a breakthrough. The man in the footage is about 175cm-180cm tall, of slim build, with short dark hair and wearing a dark T-shirt with white lettering on the front, blue denim jeans and white shoes. Police also want to speak to another man, described as muscular, with blond spiky hair, who was wearing a pale blue T-shirt and possibly jeans at the time of the attack. As the police searched desperately for the rapist, the physical and psychological trauma the attack caused the victim prompted her mother to pen a letter to the Geelong community pleading for information. The letter, published exclusively in the Geelong Advertiser this week, called on anyone who knew the man in the pictures to come forward. Anyone with information should contact Crime Stoppers. AAP (14-12-2006) Rebecca Tucker |
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CHANNEL 10 has turned detective as police step up the hunt for the Lt Malop St rapist. The television network, better known for broadcasting crime shows than for catching criminals, is using its technology to help close the net on Geelong's most wanted man. Sexual Crimes Unit Detective Inspector Tony Cecchin said the network's technology experts were helping police enhance new footage of the man they believe was involved in the attack on a 22-year-old woman just after 2am on December 1. Det Insp Cecchin said the new footage, taken from security cameras in Geelong on the night of the rape, was better than the images released publicly last week. But the man's face in the picture is blurry and police are hoping the television experts can enhance it. "There is no budget on this kind of thing, that doesn't even enter into the equation, we are using all our resources on this,'' Det Insp Cecchin said. He said he understood the public wanted the attacker caught as quickly as possible but it would take time to enhance the images and the police would not cut corners to do the job. "Because they're having a red hot go and are really trying to make it happen, if we want the best possible outcome then we need to wait," Det Insp Cecchin said He said another detective was working full-time analysing the "hours and hours" of camera footage recorded in the city on the night of the attack. The man police want to speak to is about 175cm-180cm tall, of slim build, with short dark hair and wearing a dark T-shirt with white lettering on the front, blue denim jeans and white shoes. Police also want to interview another man, described as muscular, with blond spiky hair, who was wearing a pale blue T-shirt and possibly jeans at the time of the attack. The attack, which occurred after the victim had left the Eureka Hotel, has left the victim physically and psychologically scarred. She underwent surgery after the rape and will need another operation in about three months. AAP (15-12-2006) Rebecca Tucker |
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Sue is concerned after her daughter asked for a knife to protect herself after the recent vicious rape in Geelong. GEELONG'S recent brutal rape has left one young woman so terrified that she wants to carry a weapon. Grovedale teenager Tahlia 17, has asked for a knife for Christmas to ward off would-be attackers in the wake of the violent Little Malop St attack earlier this month. It is a request that has her mother Sue worried sick and it has prompted police to issue a strong warning to anyone considering carrying a weapon. "I think it's a bit sad when your daughter says I want a knife," Mrs said. "I have told her that it's illegal to carry a knife and her response was ` 'so, should I just let someone rape me or kill me?' and it really is scary. I am just wondering how many other girls are out there who want to start carrying a weapon of some sort since the rape." Police yesterday reiterated that carrying a knife was illegal and that a momentary act of self defence using a knife could also lead to serious charges. There is also the potential for an attacker to use the weapon against its owner, police said. Mrs said she had refused to grant Tahlia's request. "She's picked out the knife she wants and I have to admit that I did consider getting her one for Christmas but then I thought that it wasn't a very responsible thing for a mother to do," she said. "As much as I want her protected, I don't think it is something a mother should buy for her daughter." Mrs has pleaded with her daughter to reconsider her decision to carry a knife to fight off potential attackers but the message has fallen on deaf ears. "Ever since the incident in the mall she has wanted a knife but I did tell her that if somebody attacked her, by the time she found it in her bag and flicked it open the person could wrestle it off her and stab her with it," she said. "This is a Christian girl with a lot of faith in God but she has figured out that she can have the knife open inside her bag and have her hand inside the bag, so if anyone comes she can just stab them through the bag." She's not backward in coming forward and that's what scares me." Meanwhile, police are still hunting for the two men involved in the vicious Little Malop St rape. Anyone with information can contact Crime Stoppers. AAP (18-12-2006) Daniel Breen |
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THE man charged with the brutal Lt Malop St rape has spent four nights alone inside the Geelong police station cells. Geelong police Acting Sergeant Kevin Warburton said Luke Gill, 28, of Harpur Rd, Corio, was the only prisoner in the cells during the Christmas period. Sgt Warburton said the father of two had no visitors after police charged him with abduction and rape about 1am Sunday. Geelong police only allow visitors to the cells on Saturdays. The suspect was remanded in custody after an out of sessions hearing early Sunday morning and will appear at the Geelong Magistrates' Court today. He is accused of raping a 22-year-old woman in Lt Malop St about 2.20am on December 1 after the victim had left the Eureka Hotel. The rape has been one of the highest profile offences in Geelong's recent history, causing widespread horror among the community. Sgt Warburton said police did not expect any trouble from the public during the hearing but Geelong Magistrate's Court security would be on hand before and after the session. Mr Gill was arrested late Saturday after police, including detectives from the Sexual Crimes Unit, raided his house with a search warrant. The victim of the attack, who is not expected in court today, spent nine days in hospital after the attack and has since returned to her family's Mornington Peninsula home. The rape has prompted debate about the safety of Geelong's streets, with an outpouring of would-be volunteers contacting the Geelong Advertiser to offer their time to monitor the city's security cameras. The cameras were not manned on the night of the attack. Geelong Advertiser (27-12-2006) Rebecca Tucker |
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A 28-YEAR-old Corio man will face court tomorrow over allegations he is the Lt Malop St rapist. Father-of-two Luke Gill will front Geelong Magistrates' Court charged with abduction and rape, more than three weeks after he allegedly raped a 22-year-old woman on December 1. Mr Gill spent Christmas in a police cell after officers exercised a search warrant on his Harpur Rd home and arrested him late on Saturday. He faced extensive questioning and was later charged. He appeared at an out-of-sessions court hearing about 1am on Sunday, where he applied unsuccessfully for bail and was remanded in custody. It is understood he sought legal advice but was not represented. Police Sexual Crimes Unit Detective Sergeant Peter Dodemaide said he had phoned the victim's mother with news of the arrest about 1.30am on Sunday. Det Sgt Dodemaide said the investigation would continue despite the charges and that police had not ruled out a second offender. The 22-year-old victim required surgery after the alleged attack, which happened in the Lt Malop St mall about 2.20am, after she left the Eureka Hotel. She is now recovering at home with her family on the Mornington Peninsula. Her rape has provoked widespread shock in the Geelong community, and calls for increased security measures in the CBD. Concerned residents have also offered to monitor the city's security cameras, which it was revealed were not being watched at the time of the attack. Geelong Advertiser (26-12-2006) Simeon Bennett |
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