British model kidnapped for sex trade

A British model speaks about her terror ordeal after she was allegedly abducted in Milan by kidnappers who tried to auction her online, reports the Guardian.



Chloe Ayling was allegedly attacked by two men as she attended a photo shoot. The 20-year-old is believed to have been drugged and transported in a bag to Borgial, an isolated village in Italy, before being released six days later and taken to the British consulate in Milan.

In a statement to police published by the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, she said: “A person wearing black gloves came up from behind and put one hand on my neck and the other on my mouth, while a second person, wearing a black balaclava, injected me in my right arm.

“I think I lost consciousness. When I woke up I was wearing a pink bodysuit and the socks I’m in now. I realised I was in the boot of a car, with my wrists and ankles tied and my mouth taped. I was inside a bag, with only a small hole that allowed me to breathe,” the model shared.

Ayling said that she screamed so much her captors were forced to stop the car three times while transporting her. She said her feet and hands were tied to a chest of drawers when in the house. “I was forced to sleep on the floor in a sleeping bag,” she added.

Ayling, allegedly abducted on 11 July, flew home on Sunday. The glamour model’s captors are accused trying to sell her for more than $300,000 and demanded her agent pay a ransom.

But the authorities reportedly said she was released when the kidnappers found out she had a two-year-old child as the group's rules forbade kidnapping mothers.

The model received a letter from Black Death, the sex trade group, following her release that was published by Mail Online which said she was being freed because of “huge generosity”.

The content of the letter made it clear that there should be no investigation into what happened, that she should not speak ill of her kidnappers and that she should pay $50,0000 in BitCoins within a month. Failure to comply would “result in your elimination”, it added.

A suspect for the kidnapping was arrested on 18th of July, reported the state police. The accused, 30-year-old Lukasz Pawel Herba is a Polish man who lives in Britain. Police are searching for accomplices, of whom there are believed to be three or four.

Ayling’s lawyer, Francesco Pesce, said: “I hope they find them soon as this could be very dangerous for other girls. This was a massive investigation that was carried out quickly; the police have worked very hard.

“She suffered a lot. It was an awful experience ... and to believe that she would never see her family again. I was so encouraged to see how strong she was (when she revisited the house), a 20-year-old who had been through a terrible ordeal,” he added.



“Now she is home and it’s important that she has time with her family and is left alone,” quipped the devoted manager.

Italian police said they were working with officials in Britain and Poland as they continue to investigate.

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