Murat Balcioglu fronts court for stalking and raping a woman

A vile brute attacked and raped a woman during a horror eight-hour attack after he stalked her from a northern suburbs railway station

A woman was subjected to a prolonged attack in her home, including being raped and assaulted.

A vile thug assaulted and raped a woman during a terrifying eight hour attack after stalking her from a Melbourne railway station.

Crown prosecutor Holly Baxter outlined the victim’s harrowing ordeal during a plea hearing for Murat Balcioglu in the County Court on Monday.

Balcioglu, 20, pleaded guilty in December to two charges of rape, one of attempted rape, unlawful imprisonment and intentionally causing injury.

He was in the victim’s Broadmeadows home for eight hours and 40 minutes on the afternoon of April 17, 2022 during which he forced her to perform oral sex on him and raped her in a bedroom.

Murat Balcioglu had earlier approached a woman at the Broadmeadows train station before raping her in her house.

Ms Baxter said earlier in the day Balcioglu had entered the victim’s house and asked her to perform oral sex on him but she refused.

He followed her to the Broadmeadows railway station less than an hour later and approached her but she asked him to leave her alone.

About 1.45pm, Balcioglu went back to her house and assaulted her from behind before forcing her into a bedroom and pushing a desk up against the door to prevent her from leaving.

Balcioglu then forced her to perform oral sex on him for up to four hours and slapped and punched her face every time she stopped or said she didn’t want to do it.

He permitted her to lie down for about half an hour and she started dozing off. Balcioglu woke her up and said ‘you can’t leave, you can’t leave. No one knows you’re here. You’re my woman, you are a slut’.

He then pulled a small knife and told her ‘I am going to stab your calf muscle. I am going to stab you in the head and if you’re going to go to the cops, I am going to kill you’.

Murat Balcioglu’s victim went to the Broadmeadows police station hours after she was raped and assaulted.

Ms Baxter said when Balcioglu left the house after eight hours and 40 mins, the victim fell asleep for a number of hours due to exhaustion.

About 4.30am on April 18, 2022 she walked to the Broadmeadows police station to report the matter.

Defence lawyer Jo Swiney said Balcioglu struggled to express emotion, including the concept of remorse, shame and embarrassment. He would require “a great deal of supervision” upon release, she submitted.

Balcioglu will be sentenced on April 24.