Asylum seeker accused of raping a German woman in front of her boyfriend in terrifying knife-point attack calls her a ‘prostitute’ in furious courtroom outburst
Woman, 23, raped at Siegaue Nature Reserve campsite, near Bonn in Germany
The alleged rapist had a tree saw and threatened her partner, 26, with violence
Eric X, 32, from Ghana, today called his alleged victim ‘a prostitute’ in court
By IAIN BURNS and SARA MALM
DAILYMAIL.COM
26 September 2017
A Ghanaian asylum seeker accused of raping a German woman while forcing her boyfriend to watch called his victim ‘a prostitute’ in court.
The man – only identified as Eric X – is accused of raping a 23-year-old woman after spotting the couple camping in a nature reserve near Bonn, west Germany in April.
Appearing in a Bonn district court today, Eric X, 32, defied his lawyers’ advice to stay silent and after insulting his alleged victim, he added that anyone who believed her were ‘filthy’.
The attack took place on April 2, shortly after midnight. The couple were already asleep when Eric X allegedly cut through the tarpaulin, threatened them with a tree saw and ordered them to hand over their valuables – six euros (£5.35) and a music box.
After robbing them he is said to have dragged the 23-year-old woman outside, where he raped her and forced her boyfriend, 26, to watch.
German media have reported that the boyfriend’s call to police was initially considered a joke.
The suspect was arrested soon after in nearby Siegburg after a man recognised him from a composite picture of the sex attacker.
Today, Eric X.’s lawyers ordered the accused to remain silent, but according to local media his responded by shouting in court: ‘Why should I remain silent, about a case where I don’t know anything about?’
