Polish national, who reportedly planned to auction woman on dark web, held on suspicion of kidnap for extortion purposesA British model was kidnapped and held captive in Italy for six days, police have said, by a man who reportedly intended to auction her on the dark web. According to court documents, the woman was drugged and transported in a bag to Borgial, an isolated village near Turin. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Police photograph of the house where a kidnapped British model was allegedly held in Turin. Corriere della Sera said the suspect discovered the model had a young child and considered her unsuitable for sex trafficking. A spokeswoman for the Foreign Office said: “We have been providing consular support to a British woman in Italy and are in touch with local authorities.”

Source: The Guardian August 05, 2017 14:58 UTC