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| Lucasz Herba guilty of kidnapping model Chloe Ayling | Lucasz Herba guilty of kidnapping model Chloe Ayling |
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| A man has been found guilty of kidnapping 20-year-old British model Chloe Ayling and holding her captive for six days in a farmhouse in Italy. | A man has been found guilty of kidnapping 20-year-old British model Chloe Ayling and holding her captive for six days in a farmhouse in Italy. |
| Lucasz Herba, 30, from Poland, was sentenced at a court in Milan to 16 years and nine months in prison. | Lucasz Herba, 30, from Poland, was sentenced at a court in Milan to 16 years and nine months in prison. |
| The trial heard Herba lured Ms Ayling from south London to Milan with the promise of a photoshoot, and then kidnapped her for a ransom. | The trial heard Herba lured Ms Ayling from south London to Milan with the promise of a photoshoot, and then kidnapped her for a ransom. |
| He had claimed she went with him willingly, which she denied. | He had claimed she went with him willingly, which she denied. |
| Herba - described by prosecutors as a "narcissist and a fantasist who was obsessed with Miss Ayling" - was also found guilty of attempted extortion and carrying false documents. | Herba - described by prosecutors as a "narcissist and a fantasist who was obsessed with Miss Ayling" - was also found guilty of attempted extortion and carrying false documents. |
| At the start of the trial in February, a police officer told the court that Ms Ayling had suffered mental and physical abuse during the six-day ordeal in July last year. | At the start of the trial in February, a police officer told the court that Ms Ayling had suffered mental and physical abuse during the six-day ordeal in July last year. |
| Ms Ayling had travelled to Milan for an expected modelling job. | |
| As she reached the studio, she was assaulted by two men who injected her with the tranquilliser drug, Ketamine, the BBC's Gavin Lee said. | As she reached the studio, she was assaulted by two men who injected her with the tranquilliser drug, Ketamine, the BBC's Gavin Lee said. |
| She was then stripped, handcuffed, placed in a holdall bag and driven 120 miles (193km) in the boot of a car to a remote farmhouse near Turin. She was held captive for six days. | She was then stripped, handcuffed, placed in a holdall bag and driven 120 miles (193km) in the boot of a car to a remote farmhouse near Turin. She was held captive for six days. |
| In his defence, Herba said he had previously met Ms Ayling and had fallen in love with her. | In his defence, Herba said he had previously met Ms Ayling and had fallen in love with her. |
| He claimed he wanted to create a scandal to help her career by creating extra publicity. | He claimed he wanted to create a scandal to help her career by creating extra publicity. |
| Herba said that he was inspired after watching the film By Any Means - in which a similar kidnap plot was carried out. | Herba said that he was inspired after watching the film By Any Means - in which a similar kidnap plot was carried out. |
| The court ruled out any involvement from Ms Ayling. | The court ruled out any involvement from Ms Ayling. |
| Another man, alleged to have been involved in the kidnap, is in the process of being extradited from the UK. He denies any involvement. | Another man, alleged to have been involved in the kidnap, is in the process of being extradited from the UK. He denies any involvement. |