British model Chloe Ayling tells of her alleged kidnapping in Italy for ‘sex slave auction’

A British model and her lawyer have identified her as the victim of an alleged abduction in Milan by kidnappers who tried to auction her online.

The incident was reported over the weekend. Ayling was allegedly attacked by two men as she attended a photo shoot. The 20-year-old is believed to have been drugged and transported in a bag to Borgial, an isolated village near Turin, before being released six days later and taken to the British consulate in Milan.

In a statement published by the Italian newspaper Corriere della Serra, she said: “A person wearing black gloves came up from behind and put one hand on my neck and the other on my mouth, while a second person, wearing a black balaclava, injected me in my right arm.

“I think I lost consciousness. When I woke up I was wearing a pink bodysuit and the socks I’m in now. I realised I was in the boot of a car, with my wrists and ankles tied and my mouth taped. I was inside a bag, with only a small hole that allowed me to breathe.”

Ayling’s identity was confirmed by her lawyer, Francesco Pesce.

Ayling said that she screamed so much her captors were forced to stop the car three times while transporting her. She said her feet and hands were tied to a chest of drawers when in the house. “I was forced to sleep on the floor in a sleeping bag,” she said.