British woman, 73, beaten, raped and robbed in Tenerife apartment

A 73-year-old British woman was beaten and raped in her apartment before she was robbed in the Canary Islands.

He climbed over a 6 ft high wall before threatening the woman and stealing her money, jewellery and keys.

The assault lasted for two hours, and the victim was taken to hospital in Santa Cruz.

The victim died seven months after the attack in January 2019, while it took two months to find and arrest the attacker.

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Her daughter testified that her mum’s health deteriorated after the assault.

Although the attack happened nearly eight years ago, the details are only coming to light as the attacker is jailed.

He was handed a nine-year sentence after DNA analysis and CCTV proved he was at the scene.

The court heard the victim spent long periods in Tenerife to escape the UK’s weather.

The attacker claimed he had nothing to do with the attack, and was working on the island at the time.

He also delayed the trial by failing to show up in court, claiming he lost his passport so he could not travel.

He was ordered to pay £30,000 to the victim’s family and return the jewellery he stole.

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