Police are investigating the alleged street rape of an Irish tourist on the Algarve.
The woman, thought to be aged around 50, told detectives she had been sexually attacked by two men in the popular resort of Albufeira.
Police were alerted around 1am on Monday morning.
The holidaymaker was taken to hospital for a medical exploration by officers from Portugal’s GNR police force.
Investigators from the Policia Judiciaria (PJ) police have now been called in to lead inquiries and try to identify the two alleged rapists.
They are now understood to be trying to speak to potential witnesses as well as checking CCTV cameras in the area.
The exact location of the alleged street rape has not been made public and the PJ has yet to make any official statement, as is normal when an investigation is ongoing.
There have been no reports so far of any arrests.
Last month, police in Albufeira arrested an Irish tourist on suspicion of attempted homicide after several Dutch holidaymakers were critically injured.
He was held violence flared around 4.30am on July 29 at the three-star Soldoiro Tourist Apartments in Albufeira’s Praia da Oura area.
Local reports said an argument started between the two groups over the loud music coming from the Dutch tourists’ apartment.
It was initially understood there were casualties on both sides, although police sources later said the injured men aged between 17 and 21 were all from Holland.
Confirming the arrest, a spokesman for the Policia Judiciaria force on the Algarve said on July 31 before the Irishman was bailed by a judge pending an ongoing criminal probe: “The PJ arrested a 19-year-old Irish nationali yesterday on strong evidence that he had committed the offence of aggravated attempted homicide which took place in the early hours of the morning on July 29 in the municipality of Albufeira.
“The four male victims were assaulted with a bladed weapon, suffering life-threatening injuries which led to them being hospitalised.
“According to the PJ's Southern Directorate, the attacks followed an argument which triggered exchanges of insults that quickly escalated to physical confrontation.
The attacks were carried out in an intense and violent manner between three Irish citizens and nine Dutch citizens, aged between 17 and 21, inside the apartment complex where they were staying.
“In the course of the police enquiries, evidence was collected that led to the full identification of the suspect and his subsequent arrest."
