A BRIT has been arrested after a BA flight attendant was raped in Barbados following an evening out between flights.
The horrific assault got here because the crew had been staying at a £550-a-night resort widespread with honeymooners on the Caribbean island.
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The stewardess was attacked at a resort in BarbadosCredit: Getty
The BA crew are understood to have headed out for meals and drinks earlier than the girl was focused within the resort.
5 of her airline cabin crew colleagues attended a police station to offer statements.
Barbados police spokesman, Inspector Rodney Inniss informed The Solar: “Staff from the British Airways have given statements on the matter and we’re presently questioning an individual of curiosity.
“I can affirm that the person is of British nationality. There aren’t any formal costs at this stage.”
Inspector Inniss mentioned the incident was reported on Monday morning to the Hastings – Worthing Police Station.
“An investigation into this matter was instantly launched on the time of receiving the report, and is now at a really delicate stage,” he mentioned.
Airline bosses cancelled a flight from Barbados to London Heathrow this week after the stewardess reported the crime to police.
Passengers stranded within the Caribbean for twenty-four hours had no thought of the harrowing motive behind their delayed return to the UK.
British Airways bosses despatched their very own investigators and help workforce to Barbados to be with their traumatised workers.
A supply informed The Solar: “This has been an unimaginable time for the stewardess and her flight colleagues.
“What was some of the magical components of working for BA – heading out in town in Barbados and staying at a lavish resort – became a nightmare.
“The stewardess was courageous sufficient to go to the police and report the assault.
“And her colleagues didn’t hesitate to offer supporting statements as a part of the continued investigation.”
One other insider mentioned: “BA bosses didn’t hesitate to cancel the flight house, regardless of the associated fee and inconvenience to passengers. Employees is at all times the precedence in these conditions.
“The airline has skilled help now on the bottom in Barbados and every thing will likely be accomplished to take care of the girl and her colleagues.
“Everyone seems to be rooting for the stewardess and supporting the Barbados police in each method potential.”
BA and Virgin Atlantic fly direct to the Barbados capital Bridgetown in below 9 hours.
The west coast of the sun-kissed island, fringed by the calm Caribbean, make it a vacation favorite for 1000’s of Brits every year.
Police in Barbados had been approached for an official remark.
British Airways informed The Solar: “It is a police matter and we’re supporting our colleagues at the moment.”
How one can get assist
Girls’s Help has this recommendation for victims and their households:
- At all times preserve your cellphone close by.
- Get in contact with charities for assist, together with the Girls’s Help stay chat helpline and providers comparable to SupportLine.
- If you’re in peril, name 999.
- Familiarise your self with the Silent Resolution, reporting abuse with out talking down the cellphone, as an alternative dialing “55”.
- At all times preserve some cash on you, together with change for a pay cellphone or bus fare.
- In case you suspect your companion is about to assault you, attempt to go to a lower-risk space of the home – for instance, the place there’s a method out and entry to a phone.
- Keep away from the kitchen and storage, the place there are prone to be knives or different weapons. Keep away from rooms the place you would possibly grow to be trapped, comparable to the toilet, or the place you may be shut into a cabinet or different small area.
If you’re a sufferer of home abuse, SupportLine is open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 6pm to 8pm on 01708 765200. The charity’s electronic mail help service is open weekdays and weekends throughout the disaster – [email protected]
Girls’s Help offers a stay chat service – accessible weekdays from 8am-6pm and weekends 10am-6pm.
You can even name the freephone 24-hour Nationwide Home Abuse Helpline on 0808 2000 247.