Three men arrested over migrant boat gang-rape allegation

Summarised from 2 outlets · 3 reports · Updated 24 Sept, 01:50 · Archive

Three men have been arrested on suspicion of gang-raping a woman during a migrant boat crossing.

The alleged attack occurred during an Atlantic crossing to Lanzarote in which more than a dozen people died. Spanish police arrested the three suspects after the woman reported the assault. A witness who was aboard the vessel also came forward to officers.

How it is being reported

• Three illegal migrants arrested after woman 'gang-raped on dinghy' in international watersThree men have been arrested on suspicion of gang-raping a woman aboard a migrant boat attempting to break into Europe last week. The suspects - alleged 21, 25 and 30 - were taken into custody by Spanish police after a woman reported the attack after reaching the shores of Lanzarote. The ordeal is said to have occurred on September 16 during a chaotic voyage which left over a dozen people dead. After the woman reported the rape, a man who travelled on the vessel came forward to officers, saying he also witnessed the alleged attack take place. TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say The suspected…GB News · 24 Sept, 01:32
• Woman 'is gang raped on migrant dinghy during Atlantic crossing': Three men are arrestedThe alleged attack happened at high sea on an inflatable dinghy during a horrific crossing in which more than a dozen people are believed to have died.Daily Mail · 23 Sept, 22:12
• Woman is gang-raped on migrant boat during deadly Atlantic crossing to Spanish holiday islandPolice have arrested three men accused of gang-raping a woman on a migrant boat during an Atlantic crossing in which more than a dozen people are believed to have died.Daily Mail · 23 Sept, 17:00

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