According to the Swedish media, the suspect in the ongoing rape investigation in Stockholm is football star Kylian Mbappé.
18:32•Updated 18:44
The Swedish prosecutor’s office has confirmed that it is investigating the rape suspicion of the French football star Kylian Mbappé After visiting Stockholm. The prosecutor has not disclosed the suspect’s identity to the public. According to the Swedish media, the suspect would be Mbappé. In this article, we will review what is known about the case.
Mbappé did not play for France in this international window due to a minor thigh injury. Instead, he went to Stockholm, where, according to media reports, he at least visited a nightclub and a restaurant. Mbappé received criticism in France already for this.
Mbappé’s visit to Stockholm is surrounded by mystery. Mbappé was reported to have visited a nightclub and restaurant on Thursday. According to the Swedish media, the guests of the night club had to hand over their phones when they arrived.
The police are now investigating the suspected rape that happened in the center of Tukhoma on Thursday. Expressen’s Mbappé is the subject of the investigation. He would be suspected of rape and sexual harassment.
According to the newspaper, the suspected rape would have taken place in the hotel where Mbappé’s entourage was staying.
of TV4 on Saturday, the victim of the suspected rape sought treatment at the hospital department for rape victims and said that he had been the victim of a sexual crime. He named Mbappé as the perpetrator.
Aftonbladet published pictures of police investigating Mbappé’s hotel. According to the newspaper, the police and technicians were at the hotel on Saturday and Monday.
Also SVT says that, according to its information, there is reason to suspect Mbappé of rape.
– A report of rape in a hotel in the center of Stockholm on October 10 has been reported to the police, the prosecutor Marina Chirakova said to SVT.
Mbappé denies
Mbappé, who currently plays for Real Madrid, denies the accusations. FAKE NEWS, the French star wrote in X. “It’s so predictable, the day before the hearing, as if by chance,” says Mbappé.
According to French outlet RMC Sport, Mbappé is referring to a legal conflict over unpaid wages and bonuses between him and his former club PSG. The representatives of Mbappé and PSG met in the negotiations that started on Tuesday in the appeal board.
Mbappé’s representatives have given a statement to the news agency AFP. According to it, it is a new, defamatory rumor.
– These claims are completely false, and their dissemination cannot be accepted. In order to stop this systematic destruction of Kylian Mbappé’s image, all necessary legal measures will be taken to restore the truth and prosecute those individuals or media who have participated in the repeated harassment and defamatory treatment of Kylian Mbappé.