A 26-YEAR-OLD diver suspected of kidnapping, beating and raping a 22-year-old Blackburn woman last week, was yesterday remanded in custody for a further six days pending the results of a DNA test.

A police spokesman said the suspected had not given the names of two other men who are thought to have assisted him in kidnapping the tourist.

The tourist claimed she had lost her friend while they were out clubbing in Ayia Napa in the early hours of the morning.

She said she sat on the pavement waiting for her when three men kidnapped her, took her to a remote location and raped her.

The woman was found by locals just after midday and immediately taken to hospital, where she twice had to undergo surgery.

Famagusta police Deputy Superintendent, Costas Melanides, said yesterday that in a few days the tourist would have to pick out her assailant in an identity parade.