16 April 2024 , 12:33
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A British holidaymaker was allegedly raped on a beach near Magaluf on the Spanish island of Majorca with police in the area making an arrest.
The 20-year-old was held on Sunday after the victim complained a man she met on a night out in Palmanova which borders the famous party resort, had forced himself on her. The incident is said to have occurred on April 11 and the arrest was made three days later.
A spokesman for the Civil Guard in Majorca said: "The Civil Guard in Calvia has arrested an Italian man aged 20 as the suspected author of a crime of sexual assault on a woman. Last week, the alleged victim and suspect coincided in a late-night bar in Palmanova.
“When the bar closed, the suspect allegedly took advantage of the woman’s state of disorientation because of the amount of alcohol she had drunk, to take her to the beach and rape her. Officers began an investigation and managed to identify and locate the alleged offender.”
The Italian suspect was released on bail by an investigating magistrate following a later court appearance.
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