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Police Intensify Hunt for Two Suspects in Genoa Beach Tent Rape

Police are reviewing CCTV footage to identify two North African suspects after a survivor’s forensic exam at Galliera Hospital.

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Overview

  • A 25-year-old woman told Galliera Hospital doctors that two North African men forced her to drink, immobilized her and raped her in turns in a beach tent on June 28–29.
  • Medical staff documented bruises and scratches on the survivor and toxicology tests came back negative, prompting an immediate police response.
  • The victim provided investigators with a precise identikit describing both suspects as about 1.70 m tall, slender and dark-complexioned.
  • Questura di Genova detectives are combing city surveillance footage to reconstruct the assailants’ movements and locate the suspects.
  • This incident follows a wave of opportunistic group and individual sexual assaults across Italy, fueling debate over women’s safety protocols and legal measures.