‘We thought we have been going to die’, influencer raped in India reveals
- Travel influencers Fernanda, 28, and Vicente, 63, have been attacked whereas in India
- Fernanda stated she thought she was ‘going to die’
- So far simply three of the seven attackers have been arrested
A Spanish influencer who was gang-raped in India throughout a world motorcycling tour has revealed that she and her companion although they have been ‘going to die’ in the course of the assault.
Fernanda, 28, and Vicente, 63, have 300,000 followers on-line the place they’ve been documenting their journey all over the world on a bike.
The couple, who have been making their option to Nepal from India on separate bikes, reportedly stopped for the night time at Dumka district in India’s Jharkhand, organising camp in a makeshift tent earlier than a bunch of seven males gang-raped Fernanda and severely beat Vincente.
Breaking down in a video filmed at a hospital in India, Vicente revealed the accidents they suffered, saying his ‘mouth was destroyed’ after the attackers used a helmet and a stone to beat him.
Fernanda, who’s a twin citizen of Spain and Brazil, stated in a video posted to her Instagram web page: ‘My face appears like this, but it surely’s not what hurts me probably the most. I believed we have been going to die. Thank God we’re alive.’
Fernanda (pictured, proper) and her companion Vicente (pictured, left) have shared harrowing footage after the Brazilian influencer was allegedly crushed and gangraped by a number of males
Fernanda stated she thought she and her companion have been ‘going to die’
Three males accused of gang raping Fernanda appeared in courtroom in India immediately. Police in India are additionally at the moment searching down 4 different suspects in reference to the violent assault
Fernanda, who was seen with seen bruises on her face, stated: ‘They thrashed us and robbed us, however their principal goal was to rape me.
Vicente stated that he had additionally been ‘brutally thrashed’, including: ‘They put a knife round my neck and advised me that they’d kill me.’
She added that they’d approached the police for assist, however later stated that she was made to take down the video from her web page in order to not ‘disturb’ the police’s investigation.
‘The police advised me to show off the put up in order to not disturb the investigation. I’ll put up it later,’ she stated in an Instagram story put up.
Fernanda advised a Spanish broadcaster that the assault lasted for 2 hours, and every of the attackers ‘took turns.’
Fernanda and Vicente (have been documenting on-line their journey the world over on a bike
The couple, often known as @vueltaalmundoenmoto on Instagram, have been on a mission to journey throughout the globe for the previous 5 years. Their bio states they’ve lined 170,000 km collectively, visiting 66 nations
‘They raped me, they took turns whereas some watched and so they stayed like that for about two hours,’ she stated on Sunday.
Despite the horrible accidents she suffered, Fernanda stated she wouldn’t cease till her attackers have been dropped at justice.
She wrote in an Instagram Story posted to her private account: ‘I’ll train everybody what it takes for justice to be completed. Nobody is aware of s*** about what I’m going by way of, so I’ll know tips on how to act.
‘And no, I AM NOT ASHAMED, as a result of it was not my fault, and with out these monsters. I’m not such as you, in fact.
‘That’s why I do what I do, as a result of I’m robust and I’ll proceed to be robust no matter what anybody says.
‘And I’ve had a second likelihood, to be alive, and I’ll take it and stay my life HAPPY, it has marked me sure, however I can’t let that devour me.’
So far, three of her attackers have appeared in courtroom, whereas police in India are nonetheless searching down 4 different suspects, all considered aged between 20 and 30, in reference to the violent assault.
According to The Telegraph, the couple have been in courtroom and got simply £9,500 as compensation for his or her troubles by Indian authorities.
Anjaneyulu Dodde, deputy commissioner of Dumku, stated: ‘We have given him a compensation of 1 million rupees. We are conducting a radical investigation and can strive to make sure a speedy trial and conviction.’
Fernanda and her husband have been on a mission to journey throughout the globe for the previous 5 years
The couple are now planning to return to Spain, the place they stay, earlier than resuming their journey at a later date
Despite the horrible accidents she suffered, Fernanda stated she wouldn’t cease till her attackers have been dropped at justice
The couple, often known as @vueltaalmundoenmoto on Instagram, have been on a mission to journey throughout the globe for the previous 5 years. Their bio states they’ve lined 170,000 km collectively, visiting 66 nations.
They at the moment are planning to return to Spain, the place they stay, earlier than resuming their journey at a later date.
The Brazilian embassy launched an announcement saying: ‘The Brazilian embassy in New Delhi confirms that a Brazilian citizen – with dual Spanish nationality – and her Spanish husband, both on a motorcycle trip through Asia, were victims of a serious criminal attack in the Dumka district of Jharkhand state, northeast India, this weekend.
‘At the same time, in view of the information about dual nationality, the Brazilian embassy coordinated with the Spanish embassy, which said it had been contacted by the local authorities since both had entered India with Spanish passports.
‘The Spanish embassy said that it had offered all the assistance available, including psychological care, but that the victims had declined the offer as they were already being looked after by the Indian emergency services.
‘In registering its strong repudiation of the barbaric crime committed against the couple, the Brazilian embassy in New Delhi reiterates that it will continue to be available to provide all appropriate assistance and monitor all developments in the case, in close coordination with the Spanish and Indian authorities.’
