Highly-placed police sources have confirmed that a young woman was raped and robbed while with her boyfriend at the Choc beach in the north of the island on Wednesday.
The women, said to be in her early 20s, was on the beach with her boyfriend in the evening hours when they were approached by three armed, masked men.
The men reportedly robbed the couple then raped the young woman. It is not yet clear if the rape occurred in the presence of the boyfriend. The police source would not confirm reports that the boyfriend fled before the rape took place.
No one has been arrested for the incident.