During a trip from America to Britain

They were drinking something together .. a woman accuses a passenger of raping her in "business class"

British authorities have arrested a 40-year-old man after a woman said he raped her on a transatlantic flight from New York Airport in New Jersey to London, before he was later released pending investigation.

British newspapers reported that the 40-year-old woman claimed that the man, who holds British citizenship, forced himself on her, in business class, while other passengers were asleep, on a United Airlines night flight last week. .

A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police in London confirmed that officers arrested the man when the flight landed at Heathrow Airport, in the early morning of January 31, and then released him pending investigation after questioning.

The newspaper "The Sun" reported the horrific incident for the first time, and said, quoting a police source, that the two passengers were sitting in separate rows in business class, and that the woman appeared "very sad" when she informed the flight crew of the alleged attack, which called for a report. London police who dealt with the incident.

The Daily Beast reported that the man and woman did not seem to know each other, but were seen talking and drinking something with each other before and during the flight.

And United Airlines confirmed in a statement provided to the newspaper that the woman had informed the crew of the allegations, which allowed them to report to the authorities, noting that it would cooperate with law enforcement in any investigation.

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