A British man is accused of raping a woman during the night flight of United Airlines from New Jersey to London, police said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
In the unusual event, the 40-year-old woman had informed the crew that she had been sexually assaulted while traveling in “business class” while the other passengers were sleeping. “Police at Heathrow Airport were alerted to the incident on the flight and after landing officers arrested a 40-year-old man suspected of rape,” said British police.<\/p>\n The accused was later released for the duration of the investigation.<\/p>\n According to reports, he was sitting in a different row of seats by the woman, who was telling the incident to the crew members before landing, according to the 7News network.<\/p>\n Police at Heathrow Airport conducted a search of the deluxe section of the passenger cabin and arrested the suspect. Investigators also took the suspect’s fingerprints and DNA, he writes britanikja The Sun.<\/a><\/p>\n The attacked woman, also British, was taken to a psychological rape counseling center, where she was interviewed about the attack in flight. “The woman said she was raped by the passenger while the others were sleeping. “She was stunned and called the crew of the plane who then communicated with the police, who were waiting for them during the landing of the plane”, said the sources.<\/p>\n ‘Business’ class passengers pay nearly $ 4,000 for their flight, according to The Sun.<\/p>\n Sources said the woman looked “very shocked after the incident”.<\/p>\n
The incident happened during the January 31 flight from Newark Airport to Heathrow in London, reported 7News network.<\/a><\/p>\n
The man and woman in question were not known but had spoken earlier in the airport lounge, sources told the media.<\/p>\n
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