Eight men ‘who gang-raped British teenager’ in Magaluf ‘were strangers who encouraged one another to take part in sex attack’

Eight men accused of the ‘gang rape’ of an 18-year-old British woman in Magaluf were strangers encouraging each other to engage in a sexual assault, according to Spanish police.

It comes a day after two suspects were arrested in France and chased by police over the alleged incident.

Spanish authorities had issued a European arrest warrant against the pair after eight men were accused of assaulting the girl at a party hotel on the island of Mallorca last week.

The girl fled a hotel room after she believed she had been attacked by eight men around 5 a.m. on Monday, August 14. She told police she woke up surrounded by young people holding mobile phones.

Officers later identified three men by calling the girl’s phone, allegedly stolen during the ordeal, and luring them into a meeting. A total of six suspects had been arrested before yesterday.

Spanish authorities have now revealed that the eight men did not know each other before the ‘gang rape’, encouraging each other to commit the rape.

The spokesman said: ‘The Guardia Civil has closed the investigation following the alleged gang rape that took place in a hotel in Magaluf in the early hours of August 14.

Officers recognized the complexity of the investigation early on because the alleged aggressors were not part of the same group of friends, but were encouraged by other participants, and reportedly joined the group action sporadically, meaning there was no relationship whatsoever between them existed. ,’ he said.

A number of men have since been taken into police custody, with police in France making the latest arrests after Spanish police discovered the men had flown to Germany before crossing the border en route to the French city of Strasbourg.

The pair arrested yesterday are now being extradited to Mallorca, while Civil Guard officers announced yesterday that their investigation into the men involved had now been completed.

The force confirmed in a statement that the first six suspects had been detained on the day of the alleged sexual assault and taken into pre-trial detention: ‘The investigation continued to identify the two young men whose arrest was pending.

“Once identified, officers discovered they had taken a flight to Baden-Baden in Germany so they could go to their homes in the Strasbourg area.

The Guardia Civil sought help from the French authorities through normal channels and issued European arrest warrants to prevent them from evading justice.

On Sunday, French police confirmed they had arrested one of them in the French town of Scherwiller, before subsequently confirming a second arrest at Basilea Mulhouse Freiburg Airport in France when that suspect attempted to board a flight to Turkey to avoid detention. ‘

It was reported earlier this week that the first of the Magaluf gang rape suspects was detained after Spanish police prompted him to answer the ‘stolen’ mobile phone of the British teenager who was allegedly the target.

Officers would have called the girl’s phone number and one of the alleged French attackers answered her phone.

The man who answered and two of his friends were then tricked into going to the hotel reception without realizing that they would meet the police and the girl.

The alleged victim pointed to the men – named Anthony G, 20, Anthony A, 20, and Khalil A, 18 – and they were quickly arrested.

Two other French men Thomas E, 23, and Romain C, 26, were reportedly later arrested at the hotel, along with Swiss man Lucas H, who is 20 years old.

The arrests took place after the victim reported the men to the police and “various surveillance devices” were placed at the hotel entrances.

All six men were held on suspicion of rape and taken into custody on Tuesday at a court hearing in the island capital of Palma.

It emerged over the weekend that the judge, who denied bail to the six suspects and kept them in jail pending an ongoing criminal investigation, concluded that the British teen had suffered “truly humiliating and degrading treatment” and denied the allegations. of men who described consensual sex as consensual had concluded as “completely ridiculous.” ‘

Mobile phone images of the alleged sex attack, which were confiscated by the police on the phones of the suspects and handed over to the investigating judge, would have shown that the men are ‘enjoying and laughing’.

On Sunday, Ultima Hora released more details about the pre-trial judge’s ruling to which he appeared to have been given full or partial access, saying the suspects had “deliberately taken advantage” of their alleged victim’s drunkenness to persuade her accompany them to a hotel room. “surrounding her” and “performing numerous sexual practices on her” despite her “obvious lack of awareness and willingness to perform those practices.”

The criminal investigation has now been transferred to the Court of Instruction Number Two of Palma, having been heard by a court of duty in its initial stages.

The British teenager, who made a statement to both the police and the investigating judge, would fly back to Britain with a friend who was on holiday with her.

Medical reports revealed that the girl had several bruises or grab marks on her right arm, indicating she was being held, and a small gash on her upper chest.

The police have already confirmed that they have found images on the suspects’ mobile phones showing the alleged multiple rape. This is now in the hands of the investigating judge and could form an ‘important part’ of the case.

BH Mallorca Resort, the hotel where the alleged sex attack took place, has said it is cooperating fully with police and has offered support to the unnamed holidaymaker.

A spokesperson said in a statement released last Thursday: ‘The BH Mallorca Resort deeply regrets what has happened and would like to express its strong and firm rejection of the alleged sexual assault that took place in the early hours of Monday, August 14 in the hotel took place.

“The hotel also wants to show solidarity with the alleged victim of this aggression.

“We are fully cooperating with the Guardia Civil and its investigators in whatever they deem necessary.

“With this statement, this hotel reaffirms its commitment to the condemnation of all types of sexual assaults that violate people’s dignity and physical integrity.

“Behavior that undermines these rights has no place in this establishment.”

The hotel said it would not comment further at this time.

A security guard at the hotel reportedly came to the aid of the 18-year-old Briton after finding her sobbing on the lobby floor.

He called the police after finding her around 5 a.m. Monday. He recalled how he had just come in for his morning shift and described the police response as very quick and efficient.

Investigators have already looked at the CCTV footage provided by the hotel and conducted an inspection of the room where the alleged gang rape took place.

The men being held in prison and on remand have not yet been charged with any crime, as is customary in Spain, where formal charges are not brought until shortly before trial.

At this stage, they are ‘investigators’ in an ongoing criminal investigation, meaning they are under formal investigation.

It is not known whether the British teenager has hired her own lawyer.

The four-star adults-only BH Mallorca Resort describes itself on its website as the ‘best accommodation option in Magaluf’.

It has its own beach club with over 100 VIP beds, a DJ booth and a dance floor.