Unidentified man "forced couple into sexual acts, then raped woman" in Tel Aviv parking lot, police say.
By YAAKOV LAPPINPolice car in Tel Aviv at night 311(photo credit: Yoni Cohen)
Police are hunting after a knife-wielding suspect who assaulted a young couple in a central Tel Aviv parking lot, forced them to carry out sexual acts with one another, and raped the woman.The incident occurred at around 3:30 a.m. at the Gan Ha’ir parking lot near the Tel Aviv Municipality on Saturday morning, a police spokeswoman said.The man, 18, and his girlfriend, 17, arrived at the parking lot to collect their car, when a suspect armed with a knife suddenly arrived and began striking the couple.Threatening to assault them again, the suspect forced the couple into a bathroom, and ordered them to perform sexual relations with one another, police said. The suspect then raped the girl, before fleeing the scene.A passerby contacted police and officers rushed to the scene, where they found the couple.“They are in shock,” said the police spokeswoman. “We do not know the suspect’s identity at this stage,” she added.Police spent Saturday seizing closed circuit video footage from neighboring businesses as well, and are continuing to build up a profile of the suspect based on the eye witness testimonies of the victims.The girl’s mother told Channel 10 News on Saturday that she had been concerned for her daughter’s safety during the late hours, but that her daughter had calmed her, saying that she was with her boyfriend."Now this happened, and she was with him,” her mother said.
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