US soldier arrested in Azores, suspected of rape and attempted murder

A 27-year-old US soldier is to appear before magistrates after a Portuguese woman claims he repeatedly raped and then tried to kill her near the Lajes air force base on Terceira island, Azores.According to reports, the young man has been stationed in Portugal for some time, and was about to “terminate his service commission”.He “took advantage of the fact that he knew” the Portuguese woman, a statement by PJ explains, “and convinced her to accept a lift in his vehicle, taking her against her wishes to an isolated spot where he raped and assaulted her”.

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