Two Irishmen are arrested after ‘British tourist is raped’ in Magaluf: Pair are held at airport as they tried to return to Dublin
Two Irishmen arrested after ‘British tourist raped’ in Magaluf: couple held at airport as they tried to return to Dublin
- A British woman is said to have been raped by two Irishmen in a hotel in Magaluf
Two Irishmen have been arrested on suspicion of raping a British tourist at a hotel in Magaluf.
The Briton, who has not been named, told police she was sexually assaulted by the two men in a hotel room in Calvia by Magaluf in the early hours of Wednesday.
The Irish reportedly fled the hotel before being arrested by police officers at the airport as they attempted to return to Dublin.
Police arrived at the hotel on Wednesday morning where the woman claimed she had been raped by the two tourists.
The alleged victim was taken to Son Espases Hospital by officers by the police officer, where she examined her injuries. The Guardia Civil confirmed that the woman had been raped.
Two Irishmen have been arrested on suspicion of raping a British tourist at a hotel in Magaluf. Pictured: Patrol car with officers from the Spanish Guardia Civil after the arrest of two Irishmen
Sex crimes officers identified the two Irishmen and found that they were no longer at the hotel where the alleged rape had taken place.
They had left the hotel and were trying to board a flight to Dublin at Palma Mallorca airport before officers found and arrested them.
The Guardia Civil said in a statement: “The officers then went to Palma airport to locate the two individuals, and after finding them in the boarding area, waiting for the flight, they were arrested as they were about to return to Dublin.”
The pair have now been brought before a court which has confirmed they will be held in pre-trial detention.
The woman involved has not been named and is currently being cared for by a specialist team of the Spanish Civil Guard who have collected her from hospital.
Police said they are working with her to ensure the complaint is made and will then take her to Palma airport so she can go back to her family in the UK.
The Briton, who has not been named, told police she was sexually assaulted by the two men in a hotel room in Calvia by Magaluf in the early hours of Wednesday. Pictured: file image of the Magaluf comic
It comes just days after a British tourist was arrested at Palma Mallorca airport after allegedly raping his girlfriend at their hotel on the Spanish island.
The 38-year-old was detained trying to fly home after his 24-year-old partner went to police to say he forced himself on her in their hotel room bathroom.
The couple is said to have been staying in a three-star hotel near the resort of Magaluf at the time of the incident.
Meanwhile, a British tourist was arrested in May on suspicion of raping his son’s girlfriend at a hotel in Magaluf.
The holidaymaker was also detained at Palma airport after reportedly packing his bags and trying to leave the island in a hurry hours later.
The woman, also believed to be British, told detectives she was raped after falling asleep in her boyfriend’s room, which had an interior door leading to his father’s room.
The older man is said to have surprised her in the middle of the night when he entered the room while his son was out partying.
The alleged rape victim, who is said to be around 20 years old, fled the unnamed hotel and, according to local reports, raised the alarm at a Civil Guard office near the Punta Ballena party strip in Magaluf, according to local reports.