British vacationer ‘is raped’ in Argentina by fellow backpacker
- The alleged rapist was discovered with cocaine on him when he was arrested
A person accused of raping a British vacationer has been captured by police in Argentina following a police manhunt.
The Italian nationwide was held as he allegedly tried to flee a hostel within the western Argentinian metropolis of Mendoza the place each he and the UK holidaymaker had been staying.
Police arrested him on a coach within the province of Buenos Aires which was heading in the direction of Misiones within the north-east of the South American nation.
The 31-year-old was held on an arrest warrant issued by a courtroom in Mendoza after his alleged sufferer filed a proper criticism.
He is claimed to have been present in possession of a small quantity of cocaine when police detained him.
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The alleged rapist was caught as by police as he tried to flee on a coach and was arrested
Although he was travelling on an Italian passport, the person police held lives in London.
The alleged rape was reported final Friday.
The arrest befell in the present day at a police roadblock on a important street referred to as Ruta 9 close to the city of San Nicolas de los Arroyos a two-and-a-half drive north of the Argentinian capital Buenos Aires.
Detectives had obtained a tip-off he was on the automobile and was heading for the town of Misiones close to Argentina’s border with Paraguay and Brazil.
The suspect will now be taken again to Mendoza for questioning.
Authorities launched pictures of them arresting the wished man by the coach he was on.
He was pictured along with his fingers being cuffed behind his again by an armed police officer.