Remand in alleged rape case

PAPHOS District Court remanded a 39-year-old bar owner from Mandria on Tuesday for four days as police investigate the alleged rape of a 23-year-old English woman.

The woman, who lives in Paphos, reported to police that around 3am, after the bar had emptied, the owner had taken her to a caravan which was parked behind the establishment and raped her.

She was examined by state pathologist Eleni Antoniou who found no external bruising.

At around 9.30am police arrested the 39-year-old who denied raping the 23-year-old, claiming the two had consensual sex. Paphos CID is investigating.

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