the girl’s relatives abandoned in Udine

UDINE – The hostage ring operated by two human traffickers, now arrested on charges of kidnapping for the purpose of extortion, sexual violence, injury and aiding and abetting illegal immigration, also passed through Udine. It is precisely in the Friulian capital that the two abandoned half of their prisoners. These are the family members of the 17-year-old Syrian girl who was kidnapped, raped and then abandoned.

The story

The 17-year-old of Syrian origin fled with her family to Turkey during the war and, from there, after the earthquake of February 2023, to the countries of the European Union. On the journey to Germany, the young woman, accompanied by her father, mother, grandmother and brother, ended up in the hands of traffickers who separated women from men in Slovenia. The former were abandoned in a farmhouse in Reggio Emilia, the latter on the motorway near Udine. The 17-year-old was then taken elsewhere and her family was forced to pay a ransom for her release. During that period, according to her reconstruction, she suffered abuse and violence, including a broken arm.

The investigations

The investigations began last May 30, when the young victim was found in Lodi by a petrol station attendant in a service area. At that point the Police, coordinated by the Lodi Prosecutor’s Office and the Prosecutor’s Office at the Bologna Anti-Mafia District Directorate, arrested the two foreigners.

The arrests

The two Mercedes used to take the family to Italy were also found. One of those arrested was caught in Croatia, the other was stopped by officers from the Modena Police Headquarters during a check. An arrest warrant has been issued against an Albanian woman, wanted in the same investigation and untraceable. The matter is complex and the investigations have been difficult.

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