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The Sun
4 days ago
- The Sun
OnlyFans model was ‘scalped during torture' before being left for dead on roadside after ‘Dubai Porta Potty' party
A UKRAINIAN OnlyFans model left for dead at a sex party was "scalped during torture", her heartbroken mum has said. Maria Kovalchuk, 21, had to have her scalp sewn back on with horrific medical images showing a huge scar on the top of her head. 8 8 8 Maria claims she was brutalised during a "porta potty party" in Dubai and tortured by rich Russians. She vanished for more than a week after attending the disturbed event before being discovered unconscious with horrific injuries on the roadside. Maria is now recovering in Norway but doesn't remember anything about her experience after falling into a coma. She is still unable to walk without the help of crutches and hasn't been able to leave a hideaway out of fear for her life. Her mum, Anna, has now revealed more grim details about the state Maria was found in. She says Maria's "hair was shorn with a knife" before the young model was scalped. Speaking on Ukrainian TV show Hovoryt vsia kraina, Anna said: "My impression is that it was just done like this, with a knife, and right across the face. "It looked as if it was done with a knife from the centre of the head all the way down to the eye, and the hair was cut off. "Why the hair was cut is unclear, because it wasn't done at the hospital, the nurses told me that and confirmed it. 'They wouldn't have been able to lift it like that in hospital, because there was a massive wound on the head.' OnlyFans model Juli Luxie, 21, found dead at home in France after family didn't hear from her for two weeks An emotional Anna added: "If you saw the stitches on the head, how the scalp [had to be] sewn back on." Maria has had to go through nine serious operations since being found. Three on each leg, two on her spine and a final surgery to fix her snapped shoulder blade, according to Anna. One of Maria's legs is in such a bad state despite the operations that Anna says it is likely she'll never have any feeling there. Despite her sickening injuries, the family are yet to get any answers around what really happened out in Dubai. Maria alleged that all the CCTV recordings that could have shown parts of the horror ordeal have been erased to remove any evidence. She also claimed her medical bills for the operations were all unusually covered by Dubai police. It was initially believed that Maria had been kidnapped into a sex trafficking ring linked to the notorious 'Porta Potty' scene in the UAE. 8 8 8 These are disturbing events which are known to involve high-paying clients who degrade women, often influencers, for large sums of cash. But an insider close to Maria has now blamed her injuries on Russia. They claimed: "It was the Russians who tortured Maria." According to Maria and her friends, she had missed her flight home to Thailand while staying at the luxury Five Jumeirah Village hotel in Dubai. She was offered a place to stay by a 19-year-old man she had recently met at a karaoke barr before being invited to a hotel room. She was then allegedly abused for several hours. Police have already questioned a teen who is the son of a prominent Russian businessman and fits the suspected profile. Artyom Papazov, 19, admitted he was at a three day party with Maria but denies having any knowledge of the alleged abuse. Aleksandra Mertsalova, 19, daughter of a Moscow businessman, was also quizzed over the incident. Both were released without charge. Dubai police have also examined a theory that suggests Maria may have jumped from an eight-floor ledge from a nearby construction site. A neurosurgeon who examined the model's injuries has categorically said her wounds were not consistent with such a fall. They are more likely to have been caused by Maria being beaten and hit by a car, he added. Anna has now also claimed she has been threatened online for speaking out about the case. She said: 'I got a disappearing message on my phone. It read: 'We'll find you even in Norway'.' What are Porta Potty parties? PORTA potty parties are events, usually in the United Arab Emirates, where women are paid large amounts of money to sexually gratify wealthy men - in often highly degrading ways. It's thought that the women are sometimes duped into participating on false pretences - such as the promise of a modelling contract. At the events, men exploit the opportunity to commit depraved acts on the women. The name supposedly comes from the fact that the deeply disturbing acts can include men treating women as human toilets. Women, often from ex-Soviet countries, are lured in by the promise of a glamorous lifestyle and highly paid careers in the oil-rich states. An expert told The Sun that, once in the country, they fall under the complete control of the men and can be raped, drugged or even end up dead. Recruiters often target attractive women with online presences, or even TV stars. Radha Stirling, founder and CEO of Detained in Dubai, told The Sun: "It's exploitation disguised as glamour or opportunity. Women, in particular, are offered all sorts of opportunities in Dubai. "They might be offered to come and model, to come and play music, or to expand their career in some way or another. "But what they don't realise is that when they get there, they are essentially at the beck and call of whoever has brought them there. "They're under their complete control, and they put themselves in such a risky position where they could end up gang raped, they could end up drugged, they could end up dead." 8 8
Daily Mail
4 days ago
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- Daily Mail
Ukrainian model was 'scalped' with her hair shorn by Dubai party 'abusers' before she was found horrifically injured, her mother claims
A seriously injured Ukrainian 'Porta Potty party model' had 'her hair shorn with a knife and was scalped' in the 'abuse' she suffered in Dubai. OnlyFans model Maria Kovalchuk, now 21, suffered a broken spine and limbs as well as head wounds and a scarred face. She was discovered in a coma on a roadside in March after going missing. She was 'tortured' by Russians in Dubai, not 'sheikhs' at a so-called 'Porta Potty' party, as had been reported, she has claimed. But exactly how she was left close to death remains a mystery. Now new details have emerged of the horrific 'abuse' suffered by Maria who is now learning to walk on crutches at a hideaway in Norway being cared for by her mother Anna, 40. Medical images revealed today show the appalling giant knife scar extending from her forehead to the top of her skull. In an interview on Ukrainian TV show Hovoryt vsia kraina, her mother said she saw how her daughter had been scalped when she found her in a Dubai hospital after her appalling ordeal. 'It was a shock,' said Anna. 'If you saw the stitches on the head, how the scalp [had to be] sewn back on….' The anguished mother demonstrated to TV host Oleksii Sukhanov how she believes a knife was used to savagely wound Maria, who has no memory of the alleged attack which almost killed her. 'My impression is that it was just done like this, with a knife, and right across the face,' she said. Sukhanov urged her not to highlight how a knife cut her daughter's face and scalp, saying she 'has already suffered enough'. The mother said: 'It looked as if it was done with a knife from the centre of the head all the way down to the eye, and the hair was cut off.' She believes the hair was removed with a knife as part of the abuse she suffered in Dubai after attending a party over several days at a five star hotel. 'Why the hair was cut is unclear, because it wasn't done at the hospital, the nurses told me that and confirmed it,' said Anna. 'The hair had been lifted upwards and cut off. 'They wouldn't have been able to lift it like that in hospital, because there was a massive wound on the head.' Anna said that after her ordeal Maria had 'three operations on one leg, three on the other, two on her spine, and one on her shoulder blade' after the alleged brutal beatings. 'One leg has an open fracture with ten centimetres [4 inches] of bone missing. 'She currently has an implant from the hip down. 'That leg is now paralysed, with no sensation.' Two wealthy Russians accused of involvement in the alleged abuse have gone public to deny any part in her horrific injuries. They said they were at a three day party with Maria but had nothing to do with harming her. Dubai police also examined a theory that Maria had left the party and five hours later sought to commit suicide by humping eight floors from a nearby construction site. But a neurosurgeon who examined the model concluded her wounds were not consistent with such a fall. Rather, the wounds suggested Maria being beaten, and hit by a car, or thrown from one. 'She had tearing under both armpits and a broken collarbone—like she'd been dragged,' said Anna. 'Then I believe they beat her and threw her from the car.' The prosecutor in Dubai closed the suicide case, she said. But this means no-one has been brought to justice for Maria's appalling wounds. 'My theory is that [her so far unidentified captors] operate a trafficking scheme,' said Anna. At the party, they 'took her [passport], phone, and said she belonged to them and would do what they say. 'They wanted to break her psychologically.' It is still unclear where she was for five hours after leaving the party and being found out cold on a construction site. One intriguing aspect is that Maria's full medical bills for numerous operations were fully covered by Dubai police. Anna alleged they were seeking to cover up something. 'I believe so,' she said. They agreed to pay as Maria's mutilation was first reported in the media. 'By that time, information was already spreading fast online and in the media about Maria. I think they wanted to contain it—to make their investigation easier, perhaps.' Anna has also claimed that she has been threatened online for speaking out about the case. After the daughter and mother spoke out, Anna said: 'I got a disappearing message on my phone.
Daily Mail
6 days ago
- Daily Mail
Ukrainian model reveals chilling final words she heard before being 'beaten into coma' after Dubai party
A Ukrainian OnlyFans model who was found beaten almost to death by the side of the road in Dubai has revealed the chilling final words she heard from her alleged attackers. Maria Kovalchuk was found with horrific injuries, including severe head trauma and a broken spine and limbs, when she was discovered on a roadside in the Emirati city. She spent weeks in the hospital in a coma before beginning the long road to recovery. Earlier this week, the 20-year-old, who is now undergoing rehabilitation in Norway, broke her silence in a bombshell interview with Russian presenter and media personality Ksenia Sobchak. She revealed that she was spending time with a group of acquaintances in a Dubai hotel room when two men who had invited her there became violent. Moments before she fled the room in what would prove a futile escape attempt, the pair, who had allegedly been drinking heavily, smashing bottles and acting aggressively, made a horrifying statement, according to Maria. 'You belong to us. We'll do whatever we want.' Maria was chased out of the hotel and ultimately found in her hiding spot in a nearby building that was under construction. She does not remember the attack, but suspects she was brutally beaten or dropped from a height, given the nature of her injuries. Speaking to Sobchak from her wheelchair, Maria explained how her horrific story began when she missed a flight from Dubai to Thailand after she overslept. While checking out of her hotel, she bumped into a Russian man she had met at a karaoke bar once before. After telling him about her situation, he invited her to stay in his room and told her they could fly to Thailand together in his private jet. The man was accompanied by three friends - another man and two women. 'We went up to the room. The guys were half-sober, they had just come from a party. And overall, everything went well throughout the day. We talked, discussed our trip to Thailand. 'I even called my mum, said that everything was fine, the guys were normal. I called in their presence, to be on the safe side. But things took dark turn the next day, when the men started to behave aggressively towards her, she says. 'They were drinking very strong alcohol, like whiskey. They started to tease me, like, why don't I drink. 'Then there were some aggressive pushes... ''You belong to us. We'll do whatever we want''.' 'I tried to take it as a joke, because it was really weird. 'They started behaving inappropriately, smashing bottles on the floor. Maria explained that the horrific ordeal unfolded when she missed a flight from Dubai for Thailand after she overslept She said that she bumped into a Russian man she had met at a karaoke bar once before and joined him and his friends before things took a dark turn 'After that, they took my personal belongings, which included my passport.' Maria added that the men had 'hinted' that they wanted to have sex with her, which she did not reciprocate. As things escalated, Maria tried to escape but said the men ultimately dragged her back into the room. When they stepped out onto the balcony, she managed to flee and hid at a nearby construction site. The men then found her and 'beat her', she said. 'I ran away. Then, already on the street, when I was, I didn't see them anymore, but I knew they were coming,' said Maria. 'I ran to the nearest building, just scared, and ran in, hid there. It was just an unfinished building.' Maria said she doesn't remember the violence itself that led to her injuries, and CCTV footage has since been erased, she said. 'Three months have passed - the police waited until the cameras were automatically wiped [after this period]. So now there's no evidence,' said Maria. 'Most likely, there was a blow to the head, I suppose. The next scene [that] I remember is me asking for help from a passing car, which had already stopped and called an ambulance and the police. She had fled wearing only a hotel robe. 'I think that maybe I was thrown. Or it was a beating. One of two options, the injuries looked like either a beating or a fall.' The men accused by Maria were both briefly detained by police in Dubai- but only for one day. There appear to be no charges against them. Maria told her friends she had been invited to a party at a hotel on March 9, and promptly dropped out of contact with them. Ten days later, it emerged she had been discovered a week prior, battered, bloodied and dumped at a roadside in Dubai with her limbs and spine broken. Maria was rushed to hospital and underwent three surgeries to save her life, before later receiving a fourth procedure. The model is now confined to a wheelchair but is slowly learning to walk again.
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7 days ago
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Broken limbs, shattered spine: How a Ukrainian model was ‘assaulted' by ‘rich Russians' at Dubai party
A Ukrainian model has opened up on her harrowing experience in Dubai, where she claims she was brutally tortured by 'rich Russian kids' in a five-star hotel party. The 20-year-old Maria Kovalchuk said she was left broken and bloodied on a road, following which she went into a coma. She claimed the police tried to silence her and allegedly fabricated her side of the story read more Maria Kovalchuk alleged the Russian men treated her "like a pet" and left her with injuries so severe that she ended up in a coma. Image courtesy: Mary Lu/Instagram What began as a seemingly glamorous party at a luxury hotel in Dubai turned into a nightmare for Ukrainian model Maria Kovalchuk. The 20-year-old woman alleges that she was brutally tortured by a group of Russian 'rich kids' during a party at a five-star hotel. The men treated her 'like a pet' and left her with injuries so severe that she ended up in a coma, with a shattered spine and multiple broken limbs. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Back in March, Maria was found bloodied and abandoned on the side of a road after she had been reported missing for a week. She confessed that the brutal assault left her wheelchair-bound due to serious health complications. Now recovering in Norway, where her mother resides, the young model has finally opened up about what happened that night. Her interview aired earlier this week, is the first time she has spoken publicly about the ordeal. Here's what we know so far. _Warning: This article contains allegations which some readers may find distressing. _ What happened? Maria Kovalchuk had travelled to Dubai to shoot content for her OnlyFans account. While staying at the luxury Five Jumeirah Village hotel, she missed her flight to Thailand after oversleeping. Stranded, she accepted an offer from a 19-year-old man she had recently met at a karaoke bar. He said his father could arrange a private jet to fly her out, and invited her to a party in his hotel room. The gathering included wealthy businessmen from Ukraine and Russia. Maria Kovalchuk said she was invited to a party which included wealthy businessmen from Ukraine and Russia, by a 19-year-old man she had met at a karaoke bar. Image courtesy: Mary Lu/ Instagram What started as a seemingly harmless invite soon took a dark turn. Maria says the men began mocking her for not drinking. 'They started making fun of me like 'you belong to us, we will do whatever we want',' she recalled in an interview with Ria Novosti. 'I tried to take it as a joke, because it was really weird.' STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD According to her, the men quickly became aggressive. They began smashing bottles on the floor, leaving broken glass scattered across the room. 'That is, the entire floor was strewn with broken glass, that is, it was impossible to walk there,' she said. She alleges that her passport and belongings were taken away. The only woman in the group reportedly slapped her and left, wearing her clothes, ignoring her protests. Maria claims the men began making sexual advances — and when she refused, the situation escalated further. 'I did not reciprocate, and this aggression was also heating them up,' she told the news outlet. In a desperate attempt to escape, Maria says she ran to a nearby construction site and hid inside. 'I ran away … I ran to the nearest building, just scared, and ran in, hid there. It was just an unfinished building, open,' she said. But she was allegedly found, beaten, and thrown from a ledge. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD 'I think that maybe I was thrown. Or it was a beating. One of two options, the injuries looked like either a beating or a fall,' she said in a Daily Mail report. Eventually, a passerby spotted Maria, wearing only a hotel bathrobe, lying injured on the road and called for an ambulance. She was rushed to the hospital and fell into a coma, remaining unconscious for several days. 'Police waited until [evidence] was wiped out' Despite suffering severe injuries and undergoing multiple surgeries, Maria says she still doesn't remember exactly what happened to her that night. But she claims crucial video footage that could have helped piece the story together has disappeared. 'Three months have passed — the police waited until the cameras were automatically wiped [after this period],' Maria told Ria Novosti. 'Now there is no evidence.' Maria also alleges that authorities made it difficult for her to leave Dubai. She says her passport was withheld, and cooperation from officials was hard to come by. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD The two men she named were taken into custody, but only briefly. According to Maria, they were detained for just one day and released due to 'lack of evidence'. Maria also alleges that Dubai authorities made it difficult for her to leave and was allegedly asked not to say anything that could damage the reputation of the authorities. Image courtesy: X Her mother, Anna, strongly criticised the men's behaviour, saying, 'When young men have money, they feel they have no boundaries'. 'They found themselves a pet, someone they could torment. Just to trigger her, watch her suffer, see her fear — almost as entertainment,' she told the Daily Mail. 'And then at some point, it crossed a line. That's the turning point — they went too far.' Maria and her mother have also accused Dubai police of twisting her statement. According to Anna, the official investigation report falsely claimed that Maria had tried to commit suicide while fleeing sexual violence, a version she says is completely fabricated. 'She was running away to protect her honour, her dignity, and then decided to commit suicide — that's what the police claimed,' Anna said. However, she said this was not true at all, and nor was she intoxicated according to medical tests. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Anna added that Maria's hospital bills, which ran into millions, were covered by local authorities. 'I don't know how much they paid — the sum was colossal, millions,' she said. The Russian outlet Ostorozhno, Novosti reported that in exchange for her medical treatment, Maria was allegedly asked not to say anything that could damage the reputation of Dubai's authorities. Amid widespread online rumours, Maria has also denied attending what's known as a 'Porta Potty' party — a disturbing term used to describe high-end sex parties allegedly involving wealthy men degrading women for large sums of money. Earlier, the National Police of Ukraine, and specifically the main investigation department of the Lviv region, where Maria is from, had officially launched a case in the matter, the Daily Mail reported. With input from agencies
Daily Mail
7 days ago
- Daily Mail
Ukrainian model was 'treated 'like a pet' by wealthy Russians at Dubai party before she was found with horrific injuries, mother claims as she reveals what they told cops before they were released without charge
The mother of a Ukrainian model who was found seriously injured on the side of the road in Dubai was 'treated like a pet' by jet-setting wealthy Russians, her mother has claimed. Maria Kovalchuk, 20, had suffered a broken spine and limbs when she was discovered on a roadside back in March after going missing. Speaking out about her terrifying ordeal for the first time in an interview which aired yesterday, she claimed she was left in a coma after attending a party with Russian 'rich kids' at a five-star hotel in Dubai. But her alleged abusers, who have been described as 'golden youth Russians', were released after being investigated by Dubai police and have not been charged with any wrongdoing. Her mother Anna has condemned their behaviour, saying that 'when young men have money' they have 'no boundaries'. 'They found themselves a pet, someone they could torment. Just to trigger her, watch her suffer, see her fear - almost as entertainment'. 'And then at some point, it crossed a line. That's the turning point — they went too far', her mother Anna added. A Russian socialite Telegram channel claimed to know one of Maria's alleged abusers, and described the party as a 'get-together of rich, spoiled, disgustingly brought up jet-setter children, who traveled between London, Moscow, Ibiza, etc.' The party goers reportedly told police they were merely seeking to 'help' Kovalchuk. Anna - who has seen the police statements and report - said in an interview: 'The men said: "We all went looking for her together. First, we searched the floor where the hotel room was. Then we went downstairs, asked at reception, and were told she had left, so we went outside to find her". 'They also said in their statements that on the first day they were all just hanging out. 'They claimed they all knew each other, that everything was normal, everything was great, everyone was having a good time …. Then something happened with Masha [Maria]. 'She started drinking alcohol. They claimed she tried to climb over to the neighbours' balcony — but in fact, she was calling for help. They dragged her back inside.' Maria's horror unfolded when she missed a flight from Dubai to Thailand. While checking out of her hotel, she bumped into a wealthy Russian man she had met at a karaoke bar once before. Maria said she had believed he would fly her to Thailand on his father's private plane and had agreed to join him and his friends in his hotel room for a party. But the gathering suddenly turned violent, she says, after two Russian men, who were fuelled by drugs and alcohol, began to abuse her and tease her. 'There were some aggressive pushes, they started to joke: 'You belong to us. We'll do whatever we want'', Maria said. 'I tried to take it as a joke, because it was really weird. 'They started behaving inappropriately, smashing bottles on the floor. 'After that, they took my personal belongings, which included my passport.' The model added that the men had 'hinted' that they wanted to have sex with her, which she did not reciprocate. As things escalated, Maria tried to escape but said the men ultimately dragged her back into the hotel room. When they stepped out onto the balcony, she managed to flee and hid at a nearby construction site. The men then found her and 'beat her', she said. 'I ran away. Then, already on the street... I didn't see them anymore, but I knew they were coming,' said Maria. 'I ran to the nearest building, just scared, and ran in, hid there. It was just an unfinished building.' She had fled wearing only a hotel robe, after a female guest at the party allegedly slapped Maria and stole her dress. 'I think that maybe I was thrown. Or it was a beating. One of two options, the injuries looked like either a beating or a fall.' Maria, who has undergone multiple surgeries and remains in a wheelchair, has no recollection of the violence she endured that led to her injuries, but she says the CCTV footage that captured her ordeal has been erased. 'Three months have passed - the police waited until the cameras were automatically wiped [after this period]', she claimed. 'Now there is no evidence'. Maria has also claimed that police made it 'very difficult for her to leave Dubai, and accused cops of withholding her passport. The two men accused by Maria were briefly detained by police in Dubai - but only for one day. They reportedly told cops that they were only looking to 'help' Maria. There appear to be no charges against them due to 'lack of evidence'. Maria and her mother have also accused the police of falsifying her testimony. Maria had been missing for eight days after telling her friends she had been invited to a party at a hotel on March 9. On March 19, ten days after she disappeared, a battered and bloodied Maria was found dumped at a roadside in Dubai with her limbs and spine broken. Maria was rushed to hospital and underwent three surgeries to save her life, before later receiving a fourth procedure. The model has also denied that she was involved in a 'Porta Potty' party - as earlier reports had suggested - where sheikhs reportedly pay large sums to abuse and degrade attractive young women.
