Belarusian woman raped in center of Warsaw - Polish media

A young Belarusian girl was raped in the center of Warsaw in front of local residents, who made no attempt to prevent it. This is reported by BelTA with reference to Fakt.

The dramatic event occurred on the night of February 24-25 in Warsaw. According to the publication, a 25-year-old girl, a citizen of Belarus, was returning to her apartment in the early morning. According to CCTV footage, the perpetrator followed the girl's movement for a long time before the attack. Then he approached her from behind, grabbed her, put a balaclava on her head and, threatening her with a knife, dragged her to the entrance gate near the apartment building. He began to strangle the girl and tear off her clothes. After that, the perpetrator dragged her into the back alley of the apartment building, where he raped her. After the incident, he got on a streetcar and drove towards the Warsaw residential area of Mokotów.

The incident was seen by passers-by, notes Fakt. The camera footage available to the owners of the apartment building shows people passing by during the brutal rape, no one reacted to the attacker's actions. In the end, only a security guard who was going to work the morning shift reported the incident. He found the undressed girl on the steps in front of the gate of the house and immediately called the emergency services. A few minutes later, police and an ambulance arrived on the scene. The girl was taken to hospital in a serious condition.

Law enforcers began searching for the perpetrator. The center of Warsaw was cordoned off, the nearest streets were blocked. A few hours later, the city police detained the suspect and took him to the police station. The man was hiding in his apartment at Rakowiecka Street in Mokotów. During the search of the apartment of the suspect in robbery and rape, the police found books on criminal topics. The man faces life imprisonment.