Zlín police detain 19-year-old suspected of rape in Czechia

Police in Zlín have detained a 19-year-old foreign national suspected of attacking and raping a 50-year-old woman in the city centre and stealing 5,500 crowns from her. The suspect was found the same day, Oct. 30, and a court has ordered him held in custody.

“On Friday, Oct. 30, we received a report of an assault on a 50-year-old woman in the centre of Zlín. Thanks to intensive searching, detectives managed to track down and detain the 19-year-old foreign suspect that same afternoon,” a police spokeswoman said.

According to police officer Trnková, based on the facts established so far, the man raped the woman after physically assaulting her and then stole 5,500 crowns in cash from her. The victim was injured and needed medical treatment.

Detectives have launched criminal proceedings against the 19-year-old for the particularly serious crime of rape and for theft. A prosecutor asked for him to be remanded in custody, and the court granted the request, so the accused is being prosecuted in custody. If found guilty, he faces up to ten years in prison.

Around Prague, based on reporting by novinky.cz