A man has pleaded guilty to raping and bashing an 85-year-old woman at a Melbourne train station.
Allan Richard Hodson, 65, bashed and raped the elderly woman after dragging her into a public toilet at Southern Cross train station in a daylight attack on January 27.
He pleaded guilty to charges of rape, recklessly causing serious injury and threatening to inflict serious injury during a brief hearing at the Melbourne Magistrates Court on Wednesday.
Hodson, who appeared in court via videolink, was remanded into custody to face a pre-sentence hearing at the Victorian County Court on July 29.
The prosecution withdrew further charges including indecent assault, threat to kill and unlawful imprisonment as part of a plea deal.
Hodson's barrister Dermot Dann said his client was dealing with a range of psychiatric issues.
Hodson made no application for bail.
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