Spaniard accused of raping Scottish holidaymaker after she broke up with her boyfriend while on holiday in Tenerife

A Spanish man accused of raping a Scottish holidaymaker is on trial in Tenerife.

The public prosecutor wants the 40-year-old to be sentenced to 14 years in prison if found guilty.

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The tourist was separated from her boyfriend after an argument after a night of partying in the southern resort of Playa de Las Americas the holiday Island if the alleged sex attack occurred in the early morning hours of January 30, 2023.

Police were called after they stopped a local worker near Veronica’s Strip, crying and in a “state of shock,” to ask for help.

She was taken to the hospital after officers saw blood on her Body.

A man was spotted running away Police officers The man who came to help her was later ruled out as a suspect, as was the unnamed Spaniard who was there Jail in custody since his arrest about a year ago, then held DNA Tests linked him to that crime.

The holidaymaker admitted that he only had a vague memory of the night events because of the quantity alcohol she had been drinking

However, she told investigators that she remembered a man lying on top of her car with his hands around her neck as he forced himself on her.

She told one Court yesterday in Santa Claus She recalled almost losing consciousness during the violent incident in Cruz de Tenerife, the island’s capital.

The victim remembered getting out of jail car after her alleged rapist drove behind her a short distance attack.

She denied the suspect’s claims defense lawyer sex could have been amicable between them.

The local worker to whom the tourist first turned for help testified on the first day of the murder rape in court and said she was in a state of shock and crying.

One of the police Officers who spoke to the woman that morning described her in Court as if one had “lost sight” and was almost unable to speak.

The trial is scheduled to continue today in the Audiencia Provincial Court in Santa Claus Cruz.