The victim of an alleged rape committed by Mount Beauty cricketer Ashan Ranaweera was scared and lost in the dark, when she ran away from the man's house in the early hours of the morning, a court has heard.
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The then 18-year-old called family friend Sue Van de Ven, panicked and asking for help at about 1.20am on December 26, 2017.
Mrs Van de Ven gave evidence on Thursday on the third day of Ranaweera's rape trial at Wangaratta County Court.
She told the court the teenager said "you won't believe it, he's raped me" and "he's after me ... the man next door, I can hear him".
The alleged victim managed to find her way to Mount Beauty hospital, where she was met by Mrs Van de Ven.
"She was very scared," she said.
"She was shaking and crying."
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The teenager told Mrs Van de Ven and a nurse that she was tired after attending a Christmas Party at a friend's place in Mount Beauty and wanted to sleep, but Ranaweera convinced her to climb over the back fence to his house, where he allegedly raped her.
She said Ranaweera told her he would kill himself if she told anyone else.
"She was quite nervous to be saying anything," Mrs Van de Ven said.
"We were assuring her that it was OK to say (what occurred) and what he did wasn't her responsibility."
Ranaweera has pleaded not guilty to three counts of rape and two counts of sexual assault.
The teenager's anorexia had in the past led to episodes of anxiety, which Mrs Van de Ven said could make her start screaming or breaking things.
Ranaweera's barrister John Lavery questioned if she could have been having another anxiety attack in the early hours of that Boxing Day morning.
But Mrs Van de Ven this was a "completely different" situation.
The teenager was transported from Mount Beauty to Wangaratta hospital to be examined by forensic nurse Debra Ibbott, who also gave evidence in court on Thursday.
She said there were no physical injuries, but this was possible after some instances of rape.
Crown prosecutor Andrew Moore said there would be no other medical evidence in the trial, as it was consent, not the fact of sexual intercourse, that was in debate.
"It wasn't necessary to conduct a DNA test," he said.
The trial will continue on Monday.