A British Airways flight attendant was allegedly raped in her hotel room during a stopover in Barbados.
The woman had spent the evening drinking with crew members on the Caribbean island when a man who she knew had joined the group. She later invited the man, who lives on the island, back to her room, it’s understood.
Once there the man raped her, according to her statement to local police who have since said they are ‘actively investigating’ the allegation – and that the assailant faces arrest.
The stewardess’s British Airways flight back to Heathrow from Barbados’s Grantley Adams airport was delayed by 14 hours.
A spokesman for Barbados Police told MailOnline they are actively looking for the alleged rapist – understood to be known by the victim – who is believed to be an expat who lives on the island.
The police spokesman said: ‘She has told us in her statement the man was known to her. She invited him back to her hotel room but what took place was not consensual. There is an allegation of rape.
Barbados Police later said a person of interest in the alleged rape was being questioned.
The British Airways flight attendant has remained on the island while the investigation is carried out.
The Boeing 777-300ER landed at London Heathrow at 19.24 instead of of 5.50, almost 14 hours late.