Aussie woman's horror assault in Paris days before Olympics
An Australian woman has claimed she was gang-raped in Paris just days before the highly anticipated Opening Ceremony of 2024 Olympics.
The 25-year-old Aussie, who was meant to be returning to Australia before the Olympics start, told French police that she was raped by five men and sought refuge after the attack in a kebab shop in the early hours on Saturday morning just metres from the Moulin Rouge.
Staff of the shop alleged to police that the young woman’s dress was on backwards and partially ripped, while the woman was in a state of shock and was struggling to speak, according to reports from French newspaper Le Figaro.
The woman told staff at the shop on Boulevard de Clichy that she had allegedly been sexually assaulted by five men described as of African descent, although details on the exact location of the attack remain unclear.
The woman was taken to the nearby Bichat-Claude Bernard Hospital for treatment and observation.
The Paris Prosecutor’s Office said an investigation into the incident was underway.
“The investigation into the charge of gang rape likely to have been committed on the night of July 19 to 20 has been entrusted to the second judicial police district,” Paris Prosecutor’s office said.
The Alliance Paris police union said investigators will “do everything to quickly identify the individuals to justice”, according to newspaper Le Parisien.
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