Six holidaymakers have been arrested after a British tourist was allegedly gangraped in Magaluf.
The Civil Guard has confirmed an investigation has been launched after a woman claimed she was attacked at a hotel on Monday.
Five of the men arrested are French whilst a sixth suspect is a Swiss national.
They are all aged in their twenties.
A spokesman for the force said: ‘We were alerted by the hotel in the early hours of Monday morning after the alleged victim raised the alarm.
‘One set of officers took her to hospital so she could be examined by a doctor and another team of officers set about trying to locate the alleged aggressors.
‘They were arrested over the following hours. The investigation is ongoing and involves a team of officers specialising in probing alleged sex crimes in Magaluf.’
Police are said to be looking at videos filmed by the men on their mobile phones as the alleged attack took place.
Unconfirmed local reports also say grip marks were found on the woman’s arms during the hospital examination.
A source claims the victim was a British tourist aged 18.
They said: ‘All six men have been remanded in custody by a judge.
‘They are currently in prison in Majorca and will remain there for the foreseeable future pending any successful attempts by a defence lawyer to secure their release on bail.
‘The decision to remand them in custody would not have been taken lightly. It doesn’t prove the men did what the alleged victim is claiming they did but it indicates officials have good reason to believe a sexual assault has taken place.’
The hotel is in the heart of Magaluf and just a short walk away from the party resort’s beach.
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