Colt family daughter was allegedly raped by her uncle (who was also her BROTHER) and told to keep her mouth shut - before escaping incest cult after a chilling warning from her grandmother
- Petra Colt, 27, was allegedly raped in 2010 by her uncle and brother Frank Colt
- She escaped the incest cult when her grandmother warned her to 'get out'
- Sydney District Court heard details about alleged sexual abuse and inbreeding
- Frank Colt, a pseudonym, pleaded not guilty to raping his then 17-year-old niece
- Petra told the court she shared the same father with her mother and uncle
An alleged victim of Australia's notorious 'incest family' was raped by her uncle and only escaped when her grandmother gave her a chilling warning, a court has heard.
Petra Colt, 27, told Sydney District Court her uncle and brother Frank Colt, 50, raped her at a rural property in southern New South Wales when she was 17 years old.
Police found almost 40 relatives living at the farm in July 2012 and took a dozen of the inbred and malnourished children into care, The Daily Telegraph reported.
However, Petra was left behind and only escaped when her grandmother told her: 'If you could, just get out of here.'
Petra Colt, 27, (pictured far left with two cousins) told Sydney District Court she was raped by her uncle and brother Frank Colt, 50, on a rural property in NSW when she was 17-years-old
The court heard that Petra, Frank and her mother Betty (pictured) all shared a biological father and that Petra's grandmother warned her to 'get out' of the incest cult
The court heard a recording of Petra telling police in 2018 that she, Frank and her mother Betty shared a biological father - Tim Colt.
Frank pleaded not guilty to raping his niece Petra, both pseudonyms, in the back of his car in February 2010.
The court heard Petra had a fight with her mother and passed Frank's car when she went for a walk.
'He grabbed me from behind and he threw me headfirst into the car,' Petra said, detailing how she was held down as he forced her knees open.
'I tried to fight him off but he wouldn't listen,' Petra told the court on Tuesday.
'I was kicking and punching him, pulling his hair.'
The incident lasted 10 to 15 minutes before Frank threw her and her clothes out of the car and called her an 'ungrateful b***h and a pig', Petra said.
Frank Colt, a pseudonym, pleaded not guilty to raping his then 17-year-old niece. Pictured: A member of the Colt family at Sydney Domestic Airport in 2018
Under cross-examination, Petra said Tuesday was the first time she'd mentioned the specific slurs.
She denied making up the allegation that Frank raped her.
The court heard Petra told Victorian police in 2013 she was living in 'a cult'.
'I live in a cult, I never went to school,' she told police during a visit alone to Swan Hill.
'All my aunts, uncles, cousins have all been sleeping together.'
Petra was allegedly assaulted by another uncle while living with the cult and was told to keep her mouth shut. Pictured: Cult members lived in caravans and tents with no toilet or showers
In August 2018, three years after breaking away from her family, she told police Frank raped her.
The Crown alleges another uncle began sexually assaulting her when she was a child.
'This was not a secret in the family,' crown prosecutor Katharine Jeffreys said.
'The complainant's parents knew and ... told her to keep her mouth shut.'
The Colt family moved across the country on several occasions, staying in Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia at times, Ms Jeffreys said.
Caravans and tents were the living quarters and no toilet or shower facilities were available.
Children spent the vast majority of their time on the property but some older adults including Frank would come and go, the court was told.
The trial is ongoing.
The children spent the vast majority of their time on the property but some older adults including Frank would come and go, the court was told (a child of the Colt family is pictured)
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