UK woman, 35, ‘tries to rape another female British tourist, 20, in bar toilets’ on Greek island of Rhodes
- The elderly woman allegedly tried to attack her in a bar toilet in Rhodes
- She was arrested by Greek officers after voluntarily going to a police station
- Police have taken DNA from both women for investigation
A British woman has been arrested after allegedly attempting to rape a much younger woman in a bar toilet on the Greek island of Rhodes.
According to several local media reports, the alleged attacker, 35, is said to have followed a younger woman, aged 20, into the toilets of a bar in the town of Ialysos at around 1:30 am on July 14.
The 20-year-old woman, who reported the incident to local police that evening, stated that the older woman approached her, then overpowered her and tried to force himself on her.
Police called the alleged perpetrator, who voluntarily went to the city police station with her partner. Her role in the incident is currently unknown.
While the suspect denied the allegations and gave her own version of events, the alleged victim handed police her underwear, which is expected to be sent to a lab for testing.
The alleged attacker, 35, is said to have followed a younger woman, 20, into the toilets of a bar in the town of Ialysos (File photo)
The Public Prosecutor’s Office has also taken a DNA sample from the alleged attacker. This sample will be sent to the Forensic Investigation Department of the Hellenic Police, Greece’s central law enforcement agency.
The results of the tests are expected in the coming days and will determine whether legal action will be taken.
Last year, a 21-year-old British tourist accused a Greek man, more than twice her age, of raping her in her hotel room.
The 21-year-old woman said she was attacked around 2am in Pefkos and that she reported the incident to local police a few hours later, after which a case was opened.
According to Greece’s ANT1News, the young woman claimed in her lawsuit that the older man took her from a “health food store” in Lindos, located in the south of the island, to a hotel in Pefkos, the largest city on the island, which is located about 24 kilometers from Turkey.
There, the outlet reports, the woman claims that the man physically forced her to have sex with him.
After she filed her complaint, police asked a coroner to conduct an investigation, ANT1News reported.