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Young man tried to rape woman, 99
The Age
Tuesday February 8, 2011
A GREAT-GRANDMOTHER was bashed, robbed and indecently assaulted in her Melbourne house last year, a court has been told.Christopher James Valle, 23, also attempted to rape the woman, 99, when he broke into her house in Ormond last September.Valle was arrested in Queensland more than three weeks later and extradited to Victoria. He pleaded guilty in Melbourne Magistrates Court yesterday to two charges of indecent assault and one each of attempted rape, aggravated burglary, recklessly causing injury and theft.Prosecutor Ray Gibson said six other charges one each of attempted rape, intentionally causing injury, recklessly causing injury, intentionally causing injury, robbery and attempting to obtain property by deception would be withdrawn.Valle broke in and stole the woman's credit card and $70 and bashed her. He indecently assaulted her and attempted to rape her.The woman sustained cuts and was hit in the head in the attack.Magistrate Angela Bolger remanded Valle until a County Court session next week.
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