Three years after rape: Suspect arrested in Spain

A 48-year-old man is being brought before a pre-trial hearing in Aalborg today, charged with a rape and an attempted rape committed within a short time of each other back in October 2023.

The man is not present himself, as he is already in pre-trial custody in Spain in connection with another case.

But the North Jutland Police are convinced that they have found the perpetrator.

- This is an extremely serious and very grave case that has had major consequences for the victims and has created a great deal of insecurity. I hope and believe that we can now begin the final part of the process and bring the perpetrator to account for his actions, says Police Commissioner Carsten Straszek in a press release.

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Found via DNA

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The police commissioner does not wish to comment until after the pre-trial hearing, but in the press release he explains that they have succeeded in finding the presumed perpetrator through DNA evidence.

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The man has been wanted since 20 October 2023, when a 32-year-old woman was raped in the recreational area Østerådalen in Aalborg. Half an hour later, an attempted rape was made against a 46-year-old woman, but she shouted for help and the perpetrator fled the scene.

The police issued a wanted appeal for the man with surveillance images, but despite intensive investigation they were unable to find him, and it was assumed that he had fled the country.

Carsten Straszek expects that it will take a long time to have the suspect extradited from Spain.

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