British woman, 38, 'is raped by 20-year-old Italian man on a beach near Magaluf' trends now
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Police in Majorca have arrested an Italian man on suspicion of raping a British woman on a beach near Magaluf.
The 20-year-old was held after the victim complained he had forced himself on her after a night out in Palmanova which borders the famous party resort.
It was not immediately clear whether the alleged victim, 38, is a holidaymaker or a resident in the area.
A spokesman for the Civil Guard in Majorca said today: 'The Civil Guard in Calvia has arrested an Italian man aged 20 as the suspected author of a crime of sexual assault on a woman aged 38.
'Last week, the alleged victim and suspect coincided in a late-night bar in Palmanova.
'When the bar closed, the suspect allegedly took advantage of the woman's state of disorientation because of the amount of alcohol she had drunk, to take her to the beach and rape her.
'Officers began an investigation and managed to identify and locate the alleged offender.'
The 20-year-old was held after the victim complained he had forced himself on her after a night out in Palmanova (pictured) which borders the famous party resort
Detectives were not able to say today whether the unnamed Italian had been remanded in custody by an investigating magistrate during a subsequent court appearance pending an ongoing criminal probe, or had been remanded in custody.
Court officials could not be reached for comment.
The date of the alleged sex attack has not been specified.
