Police investigate double rape on boat with migrants near Ibiza.

Investigation of a double rape case on a migrant boat in Ibiza

According to The Sun: The police are investigating a possible double rape case aboard a boat with migrants that arrived in Ibiza on Friday.

These distressing reports emerged just days after the police announced that 'at least 50' migrants were apparently tortured and thrown overboard during another incident en route to the Canary Islands.

Two teenagers reported to the police that they were raped by two men during the crossing from Africa.

Upon arrival on shore, they were taken to Can Misses Hospital in Ibiza for medical examination, and then they were interrogated.

It is currently unclear whether any individuals have been detained in connection with the investigation.

On Friday, Spanish coastguards rescued 29 migrants, all of whom were from Sub-Saharan Africa.

Their boat was found 45 miles south of the neighboring island of Ibiza, Formentera.

It has not yet been confirmed whether the girls who approached the police were passengers on this specific boat, which is believed to have departed from Algeria, or another.

Meanwhile, police in Gran Canaria stated that 'at least' 50 migrants suffered torture and were thrown overboard due to accusations of witchcraft during a horrifying maritime crossing to Europe.

Information about mass executions on board an overcrowded boat first emerged earlier this month after 248 survivors were rescued off the coast of Africa and brought to the island they were trying to reach.

Passengers recounted horrific instances of violence on board, where other migrants were beaten and shot over accusations of witchcraft.

Smugglers responsible for the boat began attacking the group after the boat's engine failed, leaving them stranded at sea for two weeks with limited supplies.

The police announced last Wednesday that they had detained 19 suspects and also released images of some of them.

They provided the first official testimonies about what happened based on the results of the investigation of the horrific Atlantic crossing.

Survivors were brought ashore at Arguineguín on the southern coast of Gran Canaria on August 25.

Their overcrowded wooden canoe, known as a cayuco, was spotted the day before, near the African town of Dakhla – 265 miles from the Canary Islands.

All 19 men were taken into custody after appearing before a judge, and they are being investigated on suspicion of human trafficking, murder, bodily injury, and torture.

This is not the only shocking story related to Spanish shores.

In June, the Spanish police began an investigation after the bodies of five migrants were found at sea near the Balearic Islands with their hands and feet tied.

Initial speculation centered on the possibility that they might have been killed and thrown overboard.

The families of the deceased, all Somalis, later revealed that the number of dead was related to a death ritual, as they died of hunger trying to reach Europe.

They were on a boat that was rescued in May by the Spanish coast guard 62 miles from Alicante, with 16 surviving men who were suffering from dehydration and other health issues, and a deceased body on board.

The vessel left Algeria two weeks ago before encountering engine problems.

Throughout the journey, they had to eat only one date a day and drink their own urine, while the men whose bodies were found at sea had consumed seawater in an attempt to survive.

Red Cross officials stated that one of the rescued ate toothpaste, as it was the only thing he had left.

“He didn’t want to let go of the tube when he reached the shore,” they added.

This year, more than 125 old wooden boats, known as pateras, have reached Ibiza and Formentera with a total of 2,094 migrants on board.

About half of them were Algerians, while the others were Sub-Saharan Africans.

Migratory “emergency” in the Canary Islands

Author: Georgie English

OFFICIALS in the Canary Islands are calling for a state of emergency to tackle the growing migrant crisis.

Approximately 47,000 people arrived on the Spanish islands by small boats last year, and officials reported that the number of unaccompanied minors has reached nearly three times the official capacity.

From January 1 to May 15 of this year alone, 10,882 people arrived at the Canary Islands by sea.

Among them are many children, and the government has acknowledged that it is struggling to ensure their safety due to the large number of arrivals.

Popular tourist islands can accommodate 1,737 migrant children.

However, the number of migrants arriving from West Africa across the Atlantic Ocean has recently surged, and there are now 5,017 minors on the archipelago.

Officials from the Canary Islands have formally appealed to the Spanish government to declare a migration emergency following the release of this data.

The emergency decree was reportedly approved last week by the Spanish Council of Ministers.

The Ministry of Youth and Children is expected to officially declare a state of emergency, allowing for the relocation of unaccompanied minors from the Canary Islands to the mainland Spain.

This comes after the government acknowledged that the influx of immigrants arriving on the Canary Islands poses a 'security risk.'