Guardia Civil investigators have discovered that one of the men arrested knew her by sight as they were staying at the same hotel. In the early hours of August 14, he saw her in a bar; she was apparently already quite drunk. He and two others bought her more drinks. Investigators believe that it was their intention to get her that drunk that they could abuse her.
It was these three who started the abuse once they were back at the hotel. One of the three apparently went out into the corridor when others, who he didn't know, were returning. He invited them in to have "free sex".
The Guardia are waiting for the results of analysis by Son Espases Hospital to determine if she was also plied with drugs.
Six men - five French and one Swiss - are in prison in Palma. Two more Frenchmen were arrested in France on Sunday and are due to be extradited.
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@Finbar I reckon that you have never, ever had too much to drink, right? It's true that it is not very sensible to drink too much under any circumstances, but one should not be at risk of being raped by doing so, let alone gang-rapped. These bastards should be locked up for quite a bit.
@Finbar. So what your saying is, it's the girls fault for being drunk? Regardless of the girls state it doesn't mean French Arabic men are allowed to treat anyone like this. Do you have children Finbar?
I lost most of my sympathy when reading "the 18-year-old British woman was incapable of defending herself as she was all but unconscious because of alcohol" Of course these guys are filth, depraved and should be locked up. But she is no angel and did herself no favours.
Low life scum
Statutory sentence for rape in Spain is 6-12 years. But the adverse effect on the woman's mental health is lifetime.