British backpacker tells of rape ordeal

A British backpacker who was kidnapped and raped by a man in Australia has spoken of her terrifying ordeal.

Elisha Greer, 24, was held captive for days by a vio - lent Marcus Martin, who she said beat her and held a gun to her head.

She required hos pit al treatment for in juries including facial fractures after eventually being found by police near Mitchell, Queensland, in March 2017.

In an interview with Australian broadcaster Channel 7, Ms Greer said she had met Martin at a party in Cairns, Queensland, in the January of that year.

“He just seemed like a nice guy,” she said.

Ms Greer, then aged 21, said a drugged-up Martin later launched a violent attack on her, hitting, raping and choking her until she passed out.

“He turned around and he just started to hit me, hit me, hit me,” she said.

The pair embarked on a 1,600-mile road trip south of Cairns during which Ms Greer was threatened at gunpoint and became so desperate to escape that she even contemplated killing Martin.

Martin, 24, was arrested after five days.

He pleaded guilty to three counts of rape and one count of deprivation of liberty in October last year and is due to be sentenced on 28 May.