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| Chloe Ayling kidnap suspect's brother to fight Italy extradition | Chloe Ayling kidnap suspect's brother to fight Italy extradition |
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| The brother of the chief suspect in the alleged kidnapping of British model Chloe Ayling is to fight extradition to Italy. | The brother of the chief suspect in the alleged kidnapping of British model Chloe Ayling is to fight extradition to Italy. |
| Ayling, 20, was believed to have been snatched by a group calling itself Black Death after being lured to a fake modelling shoot in Milan last month. | Ayling, 20, was believed to have been snatched by a group calling itself Black Death after being lured to a fake modelling shoot in Milan last month. |
| The police’s chief suspect, Lukasz Herba, has said he did not knowingly take part in any crime. | The police’s chief suspect, Lukasz Herba, has said he did not knowingly take part in any crime. |
| On Wednesday, the National Crime Agency (NCA) said his brother, Michal Herba, had been arrested. The 36-year-old was detained by officers from West Midlands police and the East Midlands special operations unit (EMSOU) in the Tividale area of Sandwell, West Midlands. | On Wednesday, the National Crime Agency (NCA) said his brother, Michal Herba, had been arrested. The 36-year-old was detained by officers from West Midlands police and the East Midlands special operations unit (EMSOU) in the Tividale area of Sandwell, West Midlands. |
| Michal Herba was apprehended on a European arrest warrant issued by the Italian authorities; on Thursday London’s Westminster magistrates court heard that he would contest extradition. | Michal Herba was apprehended on a European arrest warrant issued by the Italian authorities; on Thursday London’s Westminster magistrates court heard that he would contest extradition. |
| Ayling, 20, was allegedly drugged and bundled into the boot of a car after being tricked into attending the bogus photoshoot in Milan on 11 July. | Ayling, 20, was allegedly drugged and bundled into the boot of a car after being tricked into attending the bogus photoshoot in Milan on 11 July. |
| Poland-born Lukasz Herba, 30, is said to have planned the abduction. Italian police claim he is part of a group active on the dark web called Black Death, which says it sells women as sex slaves to buyers in the Middle East. | Poland-born Lukasz Herba, 30, is said to have planned the abduction. Italian police claim he is part of a group active on the dark web called Black Death, which says it sells women as sex slaves to buyers in the Middle East. |
| Florence Iveson, prosecuting, told the court: “It is said that Mr Herba acting in joint enterprise with his brother Lukasz Herba between July 11 and 17 acted to kidnap and abduct and unlawfully detain Chloe Ayling. | Florence Iveson, prosecuting, told the court: “It is said that Mr Herba acting in joint enterprise with his brother Lukasz Herba between July 11 and 17 acted to kidnap and abduct and unlawfully detain Chloe Ayling. |
| “It is said the victim was drugged, taken from Milan to Lemie and kept from 11 to 17 July and a ransom of €300,000 was demanded.” | “It is said the victim was drugged, taken from Milan to Lemie and kept from 11 to 17 July and a ransom of €300,000 was demanded.” |
| Michal Herba appeared in the dock dressed in jeans and a T-shirt and was helped by an interpreter. He spoke only to give his address and date of birth and to state that he contested his extradition. | Michal Herba appeared in the dock dressed in jeans and a T-shirt and was helped by an interpreter. He spoke only to give his address and date of birth and to state that he contested his extradition. |
| Katherine Newey, for the defendant, made no application for bail. “The offence took place relatively recently, no evidence has been served in this case, Mr Herba denies involvement,” she said. | Katherine Newey, for the defendant, made no application for bail. “The offence took place relatively recently, no evidence has been served in this case, Mr Herba denies involvement,” she said. |
| Listing the case for a full hearing on 25 September, deputy senior district judge Tan Ikram said: “No bail application is made on your behalf. I’m satisfied there’s substantial grounds to believe that if I were to release you today you would fail to surrender. I came to that view in the light of the seriousness of the offences for which you are wanted in Italy and its very recent age.” | |
| The defendant is due back in court for a bail application on 23 August. | The defendant is due back in court for a bail application on 23 August. |
| Ayling, of Coulsdon, south London, says she was injected with the horse tranquilliser ketamine, handcuffed and gagged before being stuffed in a suitcase by her kidnappers. She was then driven 120 miles to an isolated farmhouse in the village of Borgial near Turin. | Ayling, of Coulsdon, south London, says she was injected with the horse tranquilliser ketamine, handcuffed and gagged before being stuffed in a suitcase by her kidnappers. She was then driven 120 miles to an isolated farmhouse in the village of Borgial near Turin. |
| In a series of television appearances, she described being forced to lie on the floor with her hands and feet handcuffed to the legs of a chest of drawers. | In a series of television appearances, she described being forced to lie on the floor with her hands and feet handcuffed to the legs of a chest of drawers. |
| But she was freed after six days and driven to the British consulate in Milan by Lukasz Herba, where he was arrested. | But she was freed after six days and driven to the British consulate in Milan by Lukasz Herba, where he was arrested. |
| • This article was amended on 23 August 2017 to correct the job title of judge Tan Ikram, who is a deputy senior district judge. |