Schoolgirl, 14, 'dragged behind a bush and raped'
UPDATED: 08:02 GMT, 28 October 2024
A schoolgirl was allegedly dragged behind a bush and raped while waiting for the bus in Italy.
The girl, aged 14, was allegedly raped by a 40-year-old Pakistani man in the Casanova district in the northern Italian city of Bolzano at 7.30pm on October 25.
The teenager, from Bolzano, had headphones on and was listening to music while waiting in the bus shelter for the next bus when the man approached the girl.
He told the girl he wasn't from the area and asked her for directions, but his questions soon turned sexual.
The 14-year-old tried to run away, but the man quickly caught up to her, grabbed her and dragged her behind a bush where he raped her, according to Italian outlet Corriere.
The girl was reportedly screaming and fighting back during the assault, but no one heard her cries for help in the isolated area of Bolzano.
She managed to break free after 15 minutes by hitting her assailant with her elbow.
The crying teenager ran away and sought help from a woman living in the neighbourhood, who called the police and waited with the shocked victim until emergency services arrived.