British teenager arrested in Tenerife for 'trying to rape’ 22-year-old UK tourist at her hotel
A 16-year-old British tourist has been arrested on suspicion of trying to rape a female holidaymaker, also from the UK, at her hotel in the south of Tenerife.
It is alleged, that the teenager, who was staying in Playa de Las Americas with his family, tried to enter the 22-year-old's room, who was staying in the hotel next door, and force himself on her.
A press release from the National Police stated today that he fled after she resisted his advances and screamed for help. He is now being kept in custody at a juvenile detention centre following an appearance at a youth court and is banned from leaving the Canary Islands pending an ongoing investigation.
According to the statement, the alleged incident happened at around 3:00pm on July 31st, when officers arrested a minor aged 16 as the alleged author of an attempted sex attack on July 31st at a hotel in Playa de Las Americas in the municipality of Arona, after the quick work of officers led to his rapid location and arrest, preventing the possibility of further attacks.
The incident occurred at the door of one of the rooms of the hotel where the victim, aged 22, was approached by an individual who managed to sneak in behind her. She resisted, screaming to raise the alarm, and managing to prevent the attacker from closing the door behind him who reacted by fleeing the scene. The attack happened at a busy time of day in a busy part of the hotel.
CCTV cameras allowed the officers to reconstruct the events of that day and follow the suspect's movements so they could locate and arrest him at the pool of another hotel nearby. He was a guest there and on holiday with his family.
After his arrest, the youngster was handed over to a youth court judge, and due to the severity of the allegations against him, he was remanded to a youth detention centre where he will remain in custody, without being afforded the possibility of leaving the island.
The names of the hotels, which are next-door to each other on Avenida de Las Americas, have not been disclosed.
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