Highly-publicized Gang Rape Case Shakes Mallorca: Arrests Made in Hotel BH Mallorca

2023-08-22 17:21:51

Mallorca

Gang rape suspects did not know each other

The Spanish police did their investigative work at its best: they were able to arrest all eight suspected perpetrators of the gang rape. They are said to have encouraged each other.

Published22. Aug 2023, 7:21 p.m

Eight men are said to have raped an 18-year-old British woman on Mallorca.

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The crime is said to have happened in a room at the Hotel BH Mallorca in the seaside resort of Magaluf.

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Six men were arrested the day following the crime, including a Swiss citizen. On August 20, 2023, French police arrested two other men.

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They were arrested shortly following the crime for stealing the victim’s cell phone. When officers called, one of the suspects picked up.

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The eight alleged perpetrators do not belong to the same group of friends. It was “strangers encouraged by other participants” to join in the sexual acts on the Brit, police say.

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An 18-year-old British woman is said to have been sexually abused by eight men in Mallorca.

The suspects are said not to have known each other.

The last two arrested in France are to be extradited to Spain.

All eight suspects at the Rape of an 18-year-old British woman in the resort of Magaluf are believed to be in custody. Five French and one Swiss were arrested in Mallorca a day following the crime, two other French was able to catch the police on Sunday. One of the men was arrested in the town of Scherwiller, just under 40 minutes south-west of Strasbourg, and the other at Euroairport in France while trying to flee to Turkey.

As the Spanish police said on Monday evening, the eight alleged perpetrators should not belong to the same group of friends. It was “strangers encouraged by other participants” who engaging in sexual activity with the Brit. According to “Nouvelles du jour”, there was no kind of relationship between them, which made the investigation of the Guardia Civil very difficult.

Men “had fun and laughed”

As the newspaper “Ultima Hora” reports, the judicial authorities in Palma de Mallorca will now apply for the extradition of the last two arrested. The men are currently in a French gendarmerie facility. After the judge in charge orders their custody, he will most likely agree to the extradition request to Spain.

The suspects deny having sexually abused the British woman in a room at the Hotel BH Mallorca. They claim that Sex was consensual. However, the more than 20 videos that the police discovered on the men’s cell phones refute this version. The recordings clearly show that “sexual violence took place” in the morning hours of August 14, “Ultima Hora” continues. According to “Nouvelles du jour”, the videos show that the men “had fun and laughed”.

Medical tests also revealed that the 18-year-old had multiple bruises or finger marks on her right arm, suggesting she was being held. She is also said to have had a small cut on her upper chest.

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