A TEENAGE Brit tourist has been arrested after being accused of trying to rape another UK holidaymaker at her hotel in Tenerife.
The 16-year-old, who was on holiday with his family, is alleged to have snuck into the 22-year-old woman’s room in the Playa de Las Americas resort.
GettyThe alleged assault took place in Playa de las Americas in Tenerife[/caption]
He was arrested at the swimming pool of his hotel, next to the one where he is said to have forced himself onto the other Brit.
The teenager fled the woman’s room after she resisted and screamed, detectives said.
He has since been placed in a juvenile detention centre in the Spanish holiday hotspot.
Before he was remanded he appeared at a youth court and was barred from leaving Spain while the investigation continues.
The incident happened during “busy daylight hours” on July 31 according to police, with a source saying the ordeal occurred around 3pm.
A spokesperson for Spain’s National Police in Tenerife said on Thursday: “Officers have arrested a minor aged 16 as the alleged author of an attempted sex attack on July 31 at a hotel in the municipality of Arona.
“The quick work of officers led to his rapid location and arrest, preventing the possibility of further attacks.”
They added: “The incident occurred at the door of one of the rooms of the hotel where the victim, aged 22, was approached by an individual who managed to sneak in behind her.
“She resisted, screaming to raise the alarm, and managing to prevent the attacker from closing the door behind him who reacted by fleeing the scene.”
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