British woman raped in park by muggers while on holiday in Milan
COPS are investigating after a Brit was raped by a gang of muggers while on holiday in Italy.
The 44-year-old woman, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, was found in a dishevelled state in a park early Sunday morning.
Initially it was thought she had just been the victim of a mugging but she later tearfully told cops she had been sexually assaulted by the gang.
The incident happened in the trendy canal-side area of Milan, Italy, which attracts a lively weekend crowd due to its buzzing bars and nightlife.
Specially trained cops spent the day gently questioning the woman and also took DNA samples from scratches on her neck.
A Milan police spokesman said:”We were called by a passerby who had seen the woman in a dishevelled state partially clothed in the early hours of the morning.
“Initially it was thought she had been the victim of a mugging as she told officers her telephone had been stolen but she then told us she had been raped.
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“DNA samples have been taken and are being investigated. She was due to return to Britain the same day of the attack but her departure has been delayed.”
Cops were also checking CCTV footage of the area and added they were keen to speak to a gang of North African youths seen in the area shortly before the woman was found.
The woman was said to have been with a fellow Brit who had left her earlier in the night to go back to their hotel.
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