BA cabin crew member held in brutal Singapore jail after allegedly raping colleague
A British Airways steward is currently being held in a Singaporean prison after being accused of rape after a boozy night out between flights as BA execs race to the liaise with local police
A British Airways crew member has been arrested accused of raping a colleague on a lay-over in Singapore.
The male steward was accused of attacking the stewardess after a boozy night out between flights. He has since been arrested by Singaporean police and remains in a local prison. BA managers have flown out to the long-haul flight hub to liaise with local authorities regarding the accused crew member.
A source said: “Everyone is numb. The rape accused steward has flown with BA for years.
“The case is under the jurisdiction of Singapore authorities and proving a major headache for aviation chiefs.”
According to The Sun, two female BA staff members have been flown home following the incident.
The sentence for offenders found guilty of raping a victim over 14 in Singapore is up to 20 years in jail, and also caning or a fine.
In a statement to The Daily Star, British Airways said: “This is a matter for the police and it would be inappropriate to comment further.”
This comes after a British Airways pilot who was sacked for snorting cocaine off a woman’s chest has been given a second chance and is back in the cockpit.
Boasting about his antics in 2023, Mike Beaton told his stewardess colleague “I’ve been a very naughty boy,” following a night of drunken antics in Johannesburg, South Africa.
The night, which occurred before a return flight back to London, saw the five meet at a nightclub before going back to one of the men’s flats to take cocaine, according to reports.
In a text seen by The Sun, the married father wrote: “I’ve lost my shirt somewhere and one of the local lads produces a plate with a few lines of coke. So then there’s a debate about whose chest is the best to do a bump off.
“I was so f***** I couldn’t lift my head until 2.”
In further revelations, the former BA pilot said he stayed the night and “sh**** fo aggges” adding “guess the coke played a part”.
The alarm was raised by a concerned co-worker and the flight Beaton was due to be on was subsequently cancelled, costing BA an estimated £100,000. He was flown back to Heathrow Airport as a passenger the next day and had to take a drugs test.
Beaton, a dad from Devon, tested positive and was later sacked, but he is now back in the cockpit working for European Cargo, a freight carrier based in Bournemouth.
A furious aviation source told The Sun: “I think it’s disgusting that he was allowed to fly planes again after what he did… The [Civil Aviation Authority] should have banned him from the flight deck for life.”
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