Brit, 38, accused of raping 24-year-old girlfriend at Majorca hotel arrested at Palma airport after trying to fly home
A BRITISH holidaymaker has been arrested at Majorca’s Palma Airport after allegedly raping his girlfriend at their hotel on the island.
The 38-year-old was held as he tried to fly home after his 24-year-old partner went to Spanish police to say he had forced himself on her in the bathroom of their hotel room.
The alleged sex attack occurred around 6am yesterday at a three-star hotel near the resort of Magaluf according to local press.
The airport arrest was made by Civil Guard officers around 11am local time the same morning.
The unnamed suspect is expected to appear in court later today following a night in a police cell so a judge can decide how to proceed.
Detectives have not yet made any official comment.
In May a British tourist was arrested and thrown in jail on suspicion of raping a female friend of his son’s at a hotel in Magaluf.
The holidaymaker was also held at Palma Airport after allegedly packing his bags and trying to leave the island in a hurry hours later.
The woman, also believed to be British, told detectives she was forced to have sex after falling asleep in her friend’s room which had an internal door leading into his dad’s room.
The older man is said to have surprised her in the middle of the night after entering the room while his son was out partying.
The alleged rape victim, who is understood to be aged around 20, fled the unnamed hotel and raised the alarm at a Civil Guard office near to the Punta Ballena party strip in Magaluf according to local reports at the time.
Respected Majorcan daily Ultima Hora said officers took a statement from her before going to the hotel and finding the man they were looking for had already checked out of the hotel.
He was arrested at his flight boarding gate, having allegedly brought his holiday to a premature end by rescheduling his return days before he was originally due to leave by buying a new ticket home.
An investigating magistrate ordered his remand in jail after he was hauled to court for questioning during a closed session in which the alleged victim gave her version of events.
On March 3 a 26-year-old British national was arrested on suspicion of raping a woman at a hotel in the nearby resort of Santa Ponsa.
A friend of the woman said to have suffered the sex attack alerted a receptionist who called police.
The pal told officers at the time the man held had tried to force her into a hotel room after raping her pal.
Reports at the time said the suspect had resisted arrest and headbutted one of the officers called to the scene.