Updated: Epsom rapist, Costica Voedes, who dragged terrified teenage girl out of Pizza Hut and stabbed her found guilty by jury at Guildford Crown Court

Costica Voedes, 33, of Epsom High Street, was found guilty of two counts of rape, two counts of wounding with intent to cause GBH, one count of threatening to kill and one count of intimidating a witness or juror at Guildford Crown Court.

The jury also found the 33-year-old (ppictured above) not guilty of two counts of rape – one allegedly committed in May, the other in June – and attempted murder, on December 6.

One outstanding count of rape will not be pursued by the Crown Prosecution Service.

Voedes' terrified 17-year-old victim cried out for her mother as she was dragged at knifepoint from Pizza Hut (pictured above) in Waterloo Road, Epsom to nearby Court Recreation Ground before being raped and stabbed in a “harrowing ordeal”, the court had heard.

From November: Epsom man, Costica Voedes, 'dragged terrified teenage Romanian girl out of Pizza Hut then raped and stabbed her', Guildford Crown Court hears

Voedes told the girl “you are coming with me” as he marched her out of Pizza Hut in Waterloo Road.

He then led her to nearby Court Recreation Ground, where he raped her twice and stabbed her in the stomach before leaving her for dead.

The victim, a Romanian national, was taken to St George’s Hospital in Tooting, where she was able to use Google Translate to tell police: “Me raped.”

Dominic Connolly, prosecuting, told the court that on June 17 this year, Voedes went into the restaurant, armed with a knife at about 10.10pm.

He grabbed a woman by the hair when he arrived.

Mr Connolly said: "(The woman) screamed because she didn't know what was happening, but luckily she managed to break free and ran out of the kitchen and onto the street, where she hid behind a parked car.”

The manager of the restaurant suffered arm injuries as he tried to intervene.

Most of the staff fled outside and saw Voedes appear with the teenager, still carrying the knife, the court heard.

Relaying the words of the manager, Mr Connolly told the court: "She looked petrified. She kept quietly shouting out ‘Mama, mama’.”

He then dragged her to an area with long grass in the Court Recreation Ground (pictured above) where he ordered the girl to remove her clothes and then raped her, the court heard.

Mr Connolly said: “The account that she gave was truly harrowing.

"He then forced her to lie down and when she was lying down he stabbed her with the knife in the stomach.

"With the knife still in her, he took hold of a bit of her flesh with his mouth and pulled it. He said he wanted to die with her.

"He then put his hand on her stomach as if to see if she was still breathing."

When she held her breath, he got up and walked off, thinking her to be dead, the court heard.

The girl was found by Surrey Police officers with a one-inch stab wound in her lower abdomen.

Voedes was arrested minutes later.

The 33-year-old later admitted various charges relating to the attack including possessing an offensive weapon, witness intimidation, kidnap and wounding with intent but denied attempted murder and five counts of rape.

His trial at Guildford Crown Court started on Monday, November 21, and a jury found him guilty of a string of offences on Monday, December 5 and Tuesday, December 6.

Speaking after the conclusion of the trial, Senior Investigating Officer Detective Chief Inspector Andrew Westwood said: “This was a violent and pre-planned attack in a very public location in the centre of Epsom.

“I want to commend the exceptional bravery of the two victims who had to relive their ordeals during the course of this trial.

"What Voedes did will live with them for their rest of their lives but their strength and commitment, working alongside the investigation team, has secured these guilty verdicts.”

Voedes will be sentenced at the same court on Thursday, January 19.