A Spanish influencer who was gang-raped in India during a world motorcycle tour has revealed that she and her partner thought they were “going to die” during the attack.
Fernanda, 28, and Vicente, 63, have 300,000 followers on a network where they have been documenting their trip around the world on a motorcycle.
The couple, who were heading to Nepal from India on separate motorcycles, allegedly stopped for the night in the Dumka district of Jharkhand, India, and camped in a makeshift tent before a group of seven men raped them on group to Fernanda and brutally beat Vincente.
In a video recorded at a hospital in India, Vicente revealed the injuries he suffered and said his “mouth was shattered” after the attackers used a helmet and a rock to hit him.
Fernanda, who has dual citizenship of Spain and Brazil, said in a video posted on her Instagram page: “My face looks like this, but it’s not what hurts me the most.” I thought we were going to die. Thank God we are alive.’
Fernanda (pictured, right) and her partner Vicente (pictured, left) have shared heartbreaking images after several men allegedly beat and raped the Brazilian influencer.
Fernanda said she thought she and her partner ‘were going to die’
Three men accused of gang-raping Fernanda appeared in court in India today. Police in India are also hunting four other suspects in connection with the violent assault.
Fernanda, who was seen with visible bruises on her face, said: ‘They beat us and robbed us, but their main objective was to rape me.
Vicente said he had also been “brutally beaten,” adding: “They put a knife to my neck and told me they were going to kill me.”
She added that they had approached the police for help, but later said she was forced to remove the video from her page so as not to “disturb” the police investigation.
‘The police told me to close the post so as not to disturb the investigation. I’ll post it later,” she said in an Instagram Story post.
Fernanda told a Spanish broadcaster that the attack lasted two hours and that each of the attackers “took turns.”
Fernanda and Vicente (they have been documenting their trip around the world by motorcycle online)
The couple, known as @vueltaalmundoenmoto on Instagram, have been on a mission to travel the world for the past five years. Their biological states have traveled together 170,000 km, visiting 66 countries.
“They raped me, they took turns while some watched and they stayed like that for about two hours,” he said Sunday.
Despite the horrific injuries she suffered, Fernanda said she would not stop until her attackers were brought to justice.
She wrote in an Instagram story posted to her personal account: ‘I will teach everyone what it takes to see justice done. Nobody knows shit about what I’m going through, so I’ll know how to act.
‘And no, I AM NOT ASHAMED, because it was not my fault, and without these monsters. I’m not like you, of course.
‘That’s why I do what I do, because I am strong and I will continue to be strong regardless of what they say.
‘And I have had a second chance, to be alive, and I will take advantage of it and live my life HAPPY, it has marked me, yes, but I will not let that consume me.’
Three of his attackers have so far appeared in court, while Indian police are still hunting four other suspects, all aged between 20 and 30, in connection with the violent assault.
According The TelegraphThe couple appeared in court and the Indian authorities gave them just £9,500 as compensation for their troubles.
Anjaneyulu Dodde, deputy commissioner of Dumku, said: ‘We have given him a compensation of one million rupees. We are carrying out a thorough investigation and will try to ensure a speedy trial and conviction.’
Fernanda and her husband have been on a mission to travel around the world for the last five years.
The couple now plan to return to Spain, where they live, to resume their trip at a later date.
Despite the terrible injuries she suffered, Fernanda said she will not stop until her attackers are brought to justice.
The couple, known as @vueltaalmundoenmoto on Instagram, have been on a mission to travel the world for the past five years. In their biological states they have traveled 170,000 km together, visiting 66 countries.
They now plan to return to Spain, where they live, before resuming their trip at a later date.
The Brazilian embassy issued a statement 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, given the information about dual nationality, the Brazilian embassy coordinated with the Spanish embassy, which said it had been contacted by local authorities since both had entered India with Spanish passports.
‘The Spanish embassy said it had offered all available assistance, including psychological care, but that the victims had rejected the offer because they were already being treated by Indian emergency services.
‘By recording 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 follow all developments in the case, in close coordination with the Spanish and Indian authorities. . authorities.’