The police detained a minor who is suspected of beating and raping a 71-year-old woman, Info-Prim Neo reports, quoting the press office of the Ministry of the Interior. According to the quoted source, on the night of November 13 the 17-year-old boy entered the house of the old woman in Boscana village of Criuleni district and raped her at least three times. Several days after informed about the crime, the police identified the suspect. He comes from a deprived family living in Mascauti village of the same district. Legal action was taken against the minor. He is liable to 5 to 15 years behind bars.