British teenager 'gang raped in Magaluf' as police arrest six men

16 August 2023 , 20:25

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Two of the suspects in handcuffs (Image: SOLARPIX.COM-G.Esteban)

Five French tourists and a Swiss holidaymaker have been arrested after a British teenager was allegedly gang raped in Magaluf.

It is claimed the suspects filmed the assault on their phones at a hotel in the popular Majorcan seaside resort. They took the 18-year-old woman back to their hotel after she met them at a party on Monday, local media reported. It is alleged the men, all in their 20s, then raped her before the terrified teen fled looking for help.

A security guard saw her sobbing in the street and called police. The alleged victim gave officers a description of the suspects. Six men were arrested and remanded into custody yesterday after making a court appearance in Palma.

The men were pictured being escorted by police in handcuffs into the building in the Majorcan capital. The British woman was taken to hospital. Local media said grip marks were found on her arms. Detectives have reviewed CCTV footage of the hotel entrance as part of their investigation.

Pair arrive at court (SOLARPIX.COM-G.Esteban)

The probe, led by a team of Civil Guard specialists, is expected to take several months to complete. A spokesman for the force said: “I can confirm we are investigating an alleged gang rape at a hotel in Magaluf. “We were alerted by the hotel in the early hours of Monday after the alleged victim raised the alarm.

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"One set of officers took her to hospital so she could be examined by a doctor. Another team of officers set about trying to locate the alleged aggressors. They were arrested over the following hours. The investigation is ongoing. Five of the men arrested are French and the sixth suspect is a Swiss national. They are all in their 20s.”

Police take a man to the court house (SOLARPIX.COM-G.Esteban)

An insider confirmed the alleged victim was a British tourist aged 18. They said: “All six men have been remanded in custody by a judge. The decision to remand them in custody would not have been taken lightly.” The hotel where the alleged attack took place is in the centre of Magaluf.

Tourism chiefs have tried to rid the resort of its boozy image. Strict laws were introduced three years ago, including a ban on pub crawls and happy hours and the sale of alcohol in shops after 9.30pm. Every year, an estimated 2.1million Brits visit the Spanish island of Majorca.

Martin Fricker