Kidnap accused fails to block extradition

A Polish man accused of plotting with his brother to kidnap a British model in Italy has lost a High Court bid to block his extradition.

Michal Herba, 37, is alleged to have helped his brother Lukasz Herba, 30, with the kidnap of 20-yearold Chloe Ayling in July last year. Both men deny wrongdoing and Michal Herba challenged his extradition to Italy, where he faces trial. His lawyers argued the European arrest warrant issued by the Italian authorities was “wholly deficient” because it did not provide enough information about what he is alleged to have done. But his appeal was dismissed by two senior judges.

Italian prosecutors say Ms Ayling, from Surrey, was lured to Milan for a fake photoshoot before being drugged, handcuffed and bundled into a suitcase during a six-day ordeal.