The Melbourne man who kept a Dutch backpacker as a sex slave for more than six weeks has had his sentence extended by six years because it was “too lenient”.
Alfio Anthony Granata, 48, kidnapped a Dutch tourist who had come to his Preston hotel room for consensual sex and kept her locked in the room, subjecting her to a “private hell” of rape, assault and torture.
During the six weeks, Granata reportedly beat the backpacker with a meat tenderiser, burned her with a lighter, stomped on her head, carved a cross into her forehead and broke her nose by smashing her head against his former girlfriend’s. When she was discovered by police, the 21-year-old had more than 50 cuts and bruises all over her body.
According to The Herald Sun, the father-of-three told the woman, “The killing has begun. Your death is certain. I will hurt you so bad that you will need life support for weeks and when you are better I will start all over again. I will peel all your skin off with a knife and cut off all your fingers and toes if you, stupid girl, defy me.”
The young woman escaped by stabbing Granata and later herself. Granata then panicked and called an ambulance, allowing the woman to escape on Christmas Day 2012.
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After being originally charged with 16 offences and ordered to serve a minimum of 13 years of a 17 year sentence last year, Granata’s punishment has now been extended to a minimum of 17 years of a 23 year sentence.
The Court of Appeal heard on Monday that due to the “extremely depraved” nature of his crimes, a 13 year sentence would be ‘manifestly inadequate’.
Granata has already served more than 1200 days in prison.
