Last thing she remembers is suitcase pulled over her head
All the 20-year-old mum remembers is having a suitcase thrown over her head during a photoshoot in fashion capital Milan.
She was then injected with horse tranquilliser ketamine and photographed naked before being stuffed in the case and driven 120 miles to a farmhouse near Turin.
She was kept handcuffed to a wooden chest of drawers inside a rented house for a week.
Her kidnappers – called the Black Death Group – posted sick pictures of her on the Dark Web offering her for sale at €250,000.
But when the suspected gang leader, a Polish immigrant from Birmingham, discovered she was a Black Death Group leaflet Baseball cap duped into sending her. Milan police investigator Serena Ferrari said: “The psychological pressure on the girl has been extreme. She was very afraid.”
The Sunday Mirror has uncovered her abductors’ Dark Web “advert” which features a disturbing image of her dressed in just a velvet body suit, looking dazed and lying on the floor with her left breast exposed.
Her captors had even placed a calling card on her stomach. The ad by Black Death Group – which refers to victims as “merchandise” – also Leather jacket features a series of horrifying promises about the women they traffic and a list of the woman’s personal details including her dimensions.
The gang – which operates using the Bitcoin currency – boast they can “kidnap a specific target for your needs” and assure free “EU delivery” of victims.
But Italian media said boss Herba agreed to release the model because she has a child – and the gang’s “rules exclude kidnapping mothers”.
Herba, who lived alone in a threestory The model’s trainers block of flats in Oldbury, appeared in court in Milan on Friday.
British police raided his Midlands flat on July 18. Officers reportedly found photos of the model and documents stating she was for sale on Herba’s phone and computer.
Herba – who also went by the name Daniel Zawada – reportedly posted the photos on the Black Death Group page.
The “advert” outlined the model’s age, size and ethnicity, plus the details of where she was kidnapped – along with a “starting bid” of $300,000 (€260,000). The site includes a list of sickening terms and conditions for prospective buyers.
“Girl is only pure if profile says so,” the page says.
The page discusses “delivery” and “collection” arrangements, stating that “collection can be arranged” and promising global trafficking “for a price”. It is thought several requests were made to “buy” the model.
The model’s representatives received an email saying she was