A 30-year-old Nigerian man has been arrested for alleged rape and attempted murder of a sex worker in Bucharest, Romania.
The accused was placed in preventive custody for 30 days on Friday, September 12, 2025.
According to reports, the suspect allegedly choked and raped a prostitute after she told him to leave when she realized he did not have money to pay in advance for the services provided.
The Prosecutor’s Office attached to the Sector 6 Court in Bucharest now accuses him of rape, destruction, and home invasion.
According to investigators, on September 8, the Nigerian man went to a residence in Sector 6 to engage in intimate relations with a prostitute.
When the woman realized that the man did not have money to pay in advance for the services provided, she asked him to leave the residence.
However, the man refused to leave and allegedly grabbed the woman by the throat and hands, then pushed her onto the bed and allegedly raped her.
The prosecutor said at the same time, the man destroyed the woman’s mobile phone by throwing it on the floor, causing the case and display to break.
The investigation is being pursued by the Criminal Investigation police, under the prosecutor’s coordination.
