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| British model kidnapped in Milan 'to be sold in online auction' | British model kidnapped in Milan 'to be sold in online auction' |
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| A British model was drugged and kidnapped in Milan to be sold in an online auction, say Italian police. | A British model was drugged and kidnapped in Milan to be sold in an online auction, say Italian police. |
| The woman, 20, had arrived in the city to take part in a photo shoot arranged through her agent, but was abducted and held captive for six days. | The woman, 20, had arrived in the city to take part in a photo shoot arranged through her agent, but was abducted and held captive for six days. |
| Polish national Lukasz Herba, 30, who lives in the UK, has been arrested on kidnapping charges, police said. | Polish national Lukasz Herba, 30, who lives in the UK, has been arrested on kidnapping charges, police said. |
| The Foreign Office said it was providing consular support to a British woman. | The Foreign Office said it was providing consular support to a British woman. |
| The model, who has not been named, arrived in Milan on 10 July. | The model, who has not been named, arrived in Milan on 10 July. |
| She arrived at an apartment the following day for the shoot, where she was attacked by two men, said police. | She arrived at an apartment the following day for the shoot, where she was attacked by two men, said police. |
| Police said the woman was drugged, handcuffed and loaded into a bag and put into the boot of car which was driven to an isolated house in Borgial, northwest of Turin. | Police said the woman was drugged, handcuffed and loaded into a bag and put into the boot of car which was driven to an isolated house in Borgial, northwest of Turin. |
| Italian prosecutor Paolo Storari said: "The victim was doped with ketamine - then she was locked in a bag and carried for hours in a car. | Italian prosecutor Paolo Storari said: "The victim was doped with ketamine - then she was locked in a bag and carried for hours in a car. |
| "Think what could would have happened if she suffered from asthma." | "Think what could would have happened if she suffered from asthma." |
| The woman was kept handcuffed to a wooden chest of drawers in the bedroom for six days until she was released and taken to the British consulate in Milan, according to police. | The woman was kept handcuffed to a wooden chest of drawers in the bedroom for six days until she was released and taken to the British consulate in Milan, according to police. |
| Investigators said they discovered the kidnapper had organised several online auctions for the sale of abducted girls, which included a description and an opening price. | Investigators said they discovered the kidnapper had organised several online auctions for the sale of abducted girls, which included a description and an opening price. |
| Police said it was unclear whether he had really abducted the victims or invented them for the auction. | Police said it was unclear whether he had really abducted the victims or invented them for the auction. |
| The kidnapper used an encrypted account to ask the model's agent for £230,000 ($300,000) to stop her from being sold in auction. | The kidnapper used an encrypted account to ask the model's agent for £230,000 ($300,000) to stop her from being sold in auction. |
| He claimed he was working on behalf of the "Black Death Group", an organisation which operates in the deep web for illegal traffics, police said. | He claimed he was working on behalf of the "Black Death Group", an organisation which operates in the deep web for illegal traffics, police said. |
| The victim told police the kidnapper said he would free her because the group had not realised she had a small child and they did not deal with mothers, prosecutors added. | |
| Investigations into the case are being carried out by authorities in Italy, Poland and the UK. | Investigations into the case are being carried out by authorities in Italy, Poland and the UK. |
| The kidnapper was captured by police as he was accompanying the model to the British Consulate in Milan, according to the Daily Telegraph. | |
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