The investigation is ongoing

The investigation is ongoing and the police are still searching for the victim's friend. | - Europa Press

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporterPalma09/01/2020 14:51
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The National Police have arrested a seventh person in relation to the rape of a 13-year-old girl in Palma on Christmas Eve.

This means that six minors and one adult are currently being detained for alleged sexual assault. The investigation is ongoing and new arrests are not ruled out. The police are also looking for a friend of the victim that was with her on the night of the attack.

The events occurred on the night of December 24 in the Palma neighbourhood of Corea, where the aggressors took turns raping the girl, who is about to turn 14.

Six of the young people involved are between 15 and 16 years old. And the only adult is a 19-year-old boy who at the time of the sexual assault was on a release a permit granted by the detention centre in Es Pinaret, where he was admitted for other crimes previously committed.