‘We thought we were going to die’: Spanish influencer who was gang-raped in India as she cycled around the world reveals how the seven men beat her and her husband with bicycle helmets and stones in terrifying attack

A Spanish influencer who was raped in India during a global motorcycle tour has revealed she and her partner thought they were ‘going to die’ during the attack.

Fernanda, 28, and Vicente, 63, have 300,000 followers online where they document their journey around the world on a motorcycle.

The couple, who traveled to Nepal from India on separate motorcycles, reportedly stopped for the night in the Dumka district of India’s Jharkhand, where they camped in a makeshift tent before a group of seven men raped Fernanda and severely beat Vincente .

In a video recorded at a hospital in India, Vicente revealed the injuries they suffered, saying his “mouth was destroyed” after the attackers used a helmet and a rock to hit him.

Fernanda, who has dual Spanish and Brazilian nationality, said in a video on her Instagram page: ‘My face looks like this, but that’s not what hurts me the most. I thought we were going to die. Thank God we’re still alive.’

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 currently hunting four other suspects in connection with the violent attack

Fernanda, who was seen with visible bruises on her face, said: “They beat and robbed us but their main aim was to rape me.”

Vicente said he was also “brutally beaten”, adding: “They put a knife around my neck and told me they were going to kill me.”

She added that they had approached police for help, but later said she had to remove the video from her page so as not to “disrupt” the police investigation.

‘The police told me to switch off the mail so as not to disrupt 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 men took turns working.

Fernanda and Vicente (have documented their journey around the world on a motorcycle online

The couple, known on Instagram as @vueltaalmundoenmoto, have been on a mission to travel the world for the past five years. Their bio states that together they have traveled 170,000 km and visited 66 countries

“They raped me, taking turns while some watched, and they stayed like that for about two hours,” she said on 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 on her personal account: ‘I will teach everyone what it takes to see justice done. No one knows what I’m going through, so I know how to act.

“And no, I am NOT ashamed, because it wasn’t my fault, and without these monsters. Of course I’m not like you.

‘That’s why I do what I do, because I’m strong and I’ll stay strong no matter what anyone says.

“And I’ve had a second chance to live, and I’m going to take it and live my life HAPPILY. It has marked me, yes, but I will not let that consume me.”

So far, three of her attackers have appeared in court, while police in India are still searching for four other suspects, all believed to be aged between 20 and 30, in connection with the violent attack.

According to The TelegraphThe couple faced court and were only awarded £9,500 by Indian authorities in compensation for their troubles.

Anjaneyulu Dodde, deputy commissioner of Dumku, said: “We have given him compensation of one million rupees. We are conducting a thorough investigation and will seek to ensure a speedy trial and conviction.”

Fernanda and her husband have been on a mission to travel the world for the past five years

The couple now plan to return to Spain, where they live, before resuming their trip at a later date

Despite the horrific injuries she suffered, Fernanda said she would not stop until her attackers are brought to justice

The couple, known on Instagram as @vueltaalmundoenmoto, have been on a mission to travel the world for the past five years. Their bio states that together they have traveled 170,000 km and visited 66 countries.

They now plan to return to Spain, where they live, before resuming their journey at a later date.

The Brazilian Embassy released 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, in northeastern India, this weekend.

“At the same time, given the information about dual nationality, the Brazilian Embassy coordinated with the Spanish Embassy, ​​which said that local authorities had contacted it because both had entered India with Spanish passports.

“The Spanish embassy said it had offered all available assistance, including psychological care, but the victims had rejected the offer because they were already being cared for by Indian emergency services.

“In its firm rejection of the barbaric crime committed against the couple, the Brazilian Embassy in New Delhi reiterates that it will remain available to provide all appropriate assistance and to monitor all developments in the case, in close coordination with the Spanish and Indian authorities. authorities.’