Overview

• Alcino Soares, 20, changed his plea to guilty on October 6 as a jury was about to be sworn, while Luis Dos Martins Mariano, 19, admitted rape in March.
• Judge Richard Green remanded both men in custody and ordered them to sign the Sex Offender Register, with sentencing expected next month.
• Prosecutors detailed CCTV from the car park and body‑worn video that enabled police to identify Soares within two weeks of the attack.
• A search of Soares’ home recovered 10 mobile phones, and DNA matching him was found on the victim’s clothing, according to evidence presented in court.
• The court heard the men escorted the woman to an underground car park, took turns keeping watch, and one filmed the assault, while expert reports confirmed Soares was fit to participate in proceedings.