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'TOTALLY DISTRAUGHT'

Woman with Ayia Napa Brit, 19, on night of alleged ‘gang rape’ says she ‘has suffered enough’

A BRITISH woman who was with the teenager in Ayia Napa on the night of the alleged attack said today: “She has suffered enough.”

The 22-year-old psychology graduate gave evidence at the teenager’s trial — but was barely allowed to speak by the judge.

The British teenager faces jail in Cyprus after being convicted of a fake gang rape claim
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The British teenager faces jail in Cyprus after being convicted of a fake gang rape claimCredit: Louis Wood - The Sun
A woman who had been staying at the hotel where the alleged attack took place says she was woken by screaming
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A woman who had been staying at the hotel where the alleged attack took place says she was woken by screamingCredit: Jamie Lorriman

She said: “The girl is in a really bad way and needs to get back home as quickly as possible for proper treatment. Her mental health has been affected by all this.

"She has changed so much from the bubbly person I met back in July.”

The woman told how she found the teenager just after the incident and realised something terrible had happened.

She added: “I don’t think I have even seen someone as distraught as she was that night.

"She said she had been having sex with her boyfriend when the guys burst in.

'THEY ALL RAPED ME'

“He then pinned her down and the others got involved. She was screaming and crying and just collapsed in front of me.

“She said, ‘They all raped me’. We took her to the medical centre but she didn’t want the male doctor to see her.

“I can’t believe that she reported a rape and this is how the authorities are treating her.”

The woman recalled how on the night of the alleged attack she and the teen had gone out for a meal.

She added: “We then decided to go back to the hotel to have a drink.

“As we got to the hotel we bumped into some English guys who we were chatting to.

WOKE UP BY SCREAMING

“That’s when the Israeli boys appeared and one them started shouting at the girl. He had been out with her a few times and he just started giving her a hard time.

“He was a little weird and possessive but he had been generally all right with her and she went off with him.”

The woman went off to bed — but was woken just after 3am by the sound of the teenager screaming.

She said: “She was hysterical and collapsed in front of me.

“She kept saying ‘They are coming for me, they are coming for me!’ I asked her who and she said ‘The Israeli boys’.

“I took her into her room and said, ‘Did he hurt you?’ and she said, ‘Yes but not just him it was all of them’.”

The woman and other friends took the teenager to the medical centre.

She added: “When we got there she wouldn't let the male doctor near her so we had to wait for a female police officer.

“The girl described what happened and she was in such a mess — she was totally distraught.”

The teen claims she was raped by 12 Israeli tourists in this hotel room
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The teen claims she was raped by 12 Israeli tourists in this hotel room
The 22-year-old gave evidence at the teenager’s trial — but was barely allowed to speak by Judge Michalis Papathanasiou
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The 22-year-old gave evidence at the teenager’s trial — but was barely allowed to speak by Judge Michalis Papathanasiou
The teen and her mother have urged Boris Johnson to step in and help her return home
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The teen and her mother have urged Boris Johnson to step in and help her return homeCredit: Louis Wood - The Sun
The Israeli suspects were released without charge and returned home
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The Israeli suspects were released without charge and returned homeCredit: AP:Associated Press
Protesters gathered outside the court in support of the teen
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Protesters gathered outside the court in support of the teenCredit: AFP or licensors
19-year-old British woman found guilty in Cyprus court of lying about being gang raped by group of 12 Israelis in Ayia Napa


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