Afghan teens gangrape, beat minor boy at knife point in Sweden, arrested

Sweden: A 15-year-old boy was gang-raped at knifepoint by five Afghan teenagers in a woodland in Uppsala, south east Sweden. The accused were later arrested followed by the victim’s complaint to the police. The victim also hails from Afghanistan.

The prosecutors told the Daily Mail that the boy was beaten and dragged to a forest at knifepoint before being subjected to an ordeal lasting more than an hour. The victim was filmed during the attack that happened in a forest in Sweden.

One of the attackers even posted the footage on social media after filming parts of the assault overnight on October 24 and 25.

The teenager, aged 16 and 17, were detained on child rape charges. Court papers say they 'grabbed the defendant, covered his mouth and dragged or carried him into a woodland area' and thereafter 'inflicted beatings' to the child's head and body.

However, the suspects have reportedly denied all allegations against them, one even saying he was not present. Two of them said they do not remember what they were doing as they were under alcohol influence, while the final pair made ‘some concessions’.

The court papers say the victim was also bitten on the back and spat on and each of the accused carried out serious sexual assaults on the child.

The victim and accused, all arrived in Sweden as unaccompanied minors seeking asylum. All the five accused could be deported if convicted.

The local media reports that the alleged perpetrators and the victim knew each other but the motive for the attack is still not known.

Stefan Wallin, a defense lawyer representing one youth, said his client neither admits nor denies the charges, "He has no recollection of the events because of alcohol intoxication."

A trial is set to take place in Uppsala District Court.