US EditionIraqi girl, 16, was 'choked to death and raped' on sinking migrant boat
- A survivor of a migrant shipwreck is arrested by police for allegedly raping and murdering a teenage Iraqi girl on board.
- The suspect, also from Iraq, is accused of strangling the girl in front of her mother as the boat sank.
- Italian media reports that the man, who had lost his own wife and daughter in the shipwreck, directed his aggression towards the teenage girl, leading to her death.
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Iraqi girl, 16, was 'choked to death and raped' on sinking migrant boat
Her mother witnessed the horrendous attack (Picture: Guardia Costiera/AFP/Getty) A murder probe has launched after claims a teenage girl was choked to death and raped on a sinking migrant boat that killed dozens in Italy. The boat was on its way from Turkey to Europe when it sank in the central Mediterranean on June 17. Now the devastating tragedy has taken another dark turn after reports that a 27-year-old man from Iraq has been arrested on s…
Girl 'raped and strangled to death on sinking boat' in front of horrified mum
WARNING: DISTRESSING DETAILS Survivors claimed the man carried out the unspeakable attack after seeing his wife and daughter drown, Italian media reports, 'venting' his fury on the helpless 16-year-old girl
A good week ago, the public was shaken by the shipwreck of a boat with migrants off the coast of Italian Calabria. About 75 people were on board, including from Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq and Iran. The tragedy occurred after the boat's engine caught fire, and then it also capsized. 65 people are believed to have died. But the details coming to light now paint a picture of the horrific events that unfolded on the vessel in its final moments.
Iraqi ‘raped and strangled girl, 16, on sinking boat after seeing fam die
A TEENAGE girl was reportedly raped and strangled to death by an Iraqi migrant onboard a sinking boat as onlookers, including her mother, watched on in horror. The unspeakable act took place late on June 16 as the boat sank on its deadly Mediterranean route, but the attacker survived the shipwreck. APThe boat where the horrific scene allegedly took place was journeying through Italy[/caption] APMultiple migrants’ bodies were recovered in the Ita…
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