Brazil gang rape tests on 16-year-old victim carried out too late for evidence

Police in Brazil investigating a gang rape which may have involved more than 30 men have said there is no doubt the assault happened, but tests on the 16-year-old victim were carried out too late to provide conclusive evidence.

The attack, which was posted on social media, has shocked the nation and highlighted the endemic problem of violence against women in Latin America’s most populous country.

Two men, including a man investigators have said may have been her boyfriend, have been arrested in connection with the crime and four others sought by police are still at large.