Eight men have been sentenced for the gang rape of an 18-year-old British woman in Magaluf, Majorca. Spanish police confirmed that the suspects were not all friends, with some knowing each other while others were strangers.
The attack occurred in the early hours of 14 August, when the victim met a group of young tourists and followed them to their hotel. She was forced to have sexual intercourse and was filmed by the alleged aggressors. The woman later escaped and was found in the street by hotel staff, who took her to Son Espases hospital in Palma de Mallorca.
Police arrested six suspects within hours of the attack: five French and one Swiss tourist. Two more men, both residents of France, were arrested this week in the Alsace region and are awaiting extradition. A Spanish judge issued a European detention order for their arrest.
The Spanish civil guard stated that the swift action of their team, in coordination with local police, led to the arrest of all those responsible. With the two arrests in France, the investigation into the case has been closed.
