Police arrested two young men in their 20s, residents of a village in the Galilee, on suspicion of involvement in the 16-year-old rape • About two weeks ago, three more suspects were arrested • Their detention was extended until tomorrow
Shocking gang rape suspected in the north (archive)
Over the weekend, the Israeli police arrested two more suspects, aged 20, in connection with the gang rape of a 16-year-old minor in the Galilee.
Their detention was extended in court until tomorrow (Monday).
As you may recall, about two weeks ago, in the same case, three suspects, residents of villages in the Galilee, were arrested.
It all started following a complaint filed with the police about suspected rape and sexual offenses on a minor, a special investigation team was set up in the Carmiel police, which appointed male and female investigators, in order to get to the truth as quickly as possible while keeping the victim safe.
Preliminary specifications about the incident It became clear to investigators that the minor had not known the suspects before, and the connection between them was created through an app.
She was taken from her home by one of the suspects in his vehicle to the village area near Karmiel, where she was brutally raped for hours by several men.
According to the police, "During complex, operational and rapid investigative actions, using advanced technological means, the investigators were able within a few days to reach the identities of two of the suspects involved in the gang rape."
The suspects were arrested and taken for questioning by the Carmiel police.
They were brought to court for hearings on extending their detention, which was extended until March 10 and March 11.