Friday, September 9 at the end of the day, the police arrested a man, suspected of the rape of a tourist of Filipino nationality, near the Eiffel Tower, on the esplanade of the Champ-de-Mars (Paris VIIe).
The attack had taken place the previous night.
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The victim had testified in the early morning to the police from his youth hostel in the 4th arrondissement, after returning from a night walk.
After having approached her and offered to take her to a party, a man had "
kidnapped then raped her, before stealing money from her
", as revealed by a police source at Le
Parisien
.
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The victim described his attacker as a man of African descent, of athletic build and about 1.90 meters tall.
She also described an N-shaped scar on her arm.
A detail that may have facilitated the identification and then the arrest of a suspect, less than 24 hours later in the 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Police officers from the anti-crime squad went indeed at the end of the day, on the basis of information, to an O'Tacos restaurant to arrest a man there who precisely matched the descriptions of the victim.
The respondent, from whom a strong smell of alcohol emanated, reportedly said he lived between Seine-Saint-Denis and the La Motte-Piquet district in Paris.
Placed in police custody and auditioned, the Paris Public Prosecutor's Office will decide tomorrow on his referral.