Irish teenager arrested in Spain on suspicion of rape

Boy, 15, detained in Barcelona youth detention centre after Irish girl, 18, alleged he raped her after they met on a night out

The regional Mossos d’Esquadra police force confirmed the September 2 arrest on Wednesday. File picture: AP/Manu Mielniezuk

A 15-year-old Irish holidaymaker has been arrested on suspicion of raping an 18-year-old tourist of the same nationality in a Spanish holiday resort.

The youngster was held hours after the alleged sex attack in the Costa Dorada resort of Salou, just south of the city of Tarragona.