British tourist says she was raped

A 21-year-old British tourist has reported to police that she was raped on Friday night, police said yesterday.

The young woman said she was on Ayios Antonios Street in Kato Paphos, when an unknown man approached and invited her to go to a nightclub with him.

But instead of taking her to a nightclub, he led her to an open area nearby and raped her, she told police.

The tourist described the man in question as 1.75 metres tall and of average build, with a dark complexion, round face and short, black hair. Police said the alleged assailant was wearing blue jeans and white shirt, and is probably Cypriot.

Paphos CID officers are investigating.

 

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