But the defendant said that he revealed it to her when she arrived at the mock photographic studio, and that she agreed. In previous hearings, investigators showed video of Ayling and Herba walking hand in hand. He was arrested after releasing her at the British Consulate, in what he at the time told investigators was a change of heart. Herba, 30, told the court that he met Ayling over Facebook in 2015. He told the court that that is when the kidnap idea was first hatched, but that she backed down after entering into a relationship.

Source: ABC News February 21, 2018 17:20 UTC