Migrant gang of five abduct foreign tourist and subject her to 72-hour gang-rape in case that has shocked Italy

By TARYN KAUR PEDLER, FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER Published: 14:53, 28 May 2026 | Updated: 14:59, 28 May 2026 A migrant gang of five men abducted a foreign tourist before subjecting her to 72-hours of violent gang rape in Italy. The 32-year-old Colombian woman had arrived in Rome on May 9, before going for dinner alone near the city's Termini Station just ten days later. Outside the restaurant, the holidaymaker was approached by a man who convinced her to follow him so he could sell her hashish, a cannabis concentrate product. After walking for around half an hour, she and the stranger reached a van, where another man abducted her. He drove her to an abandoned building, occupied by at least 22 illegal migrants, on Via Cesare Tallone, in Tor Cervara, on the eastern outskirts of the capital. The victim was held captive in the complex for 72 hours, where she was forced to endure several gang rapes by five men who drugged her and threatened to kill her. She was also robbed of her mobile phone and wallet.  After managing to eventually escape the abuse, an Italian driver found the woman lying half-naked on the pavement on Via di Tor Cervara. A 32-year-old Colombian woman was abducted and subject to 72-hours of gang-rapes by five illegal migrants in Rome She was driven to an abandoned building, occupied by at least 22 illegal migrants, on Via Cesare Tallone, in Tor Cervara, on the eastern outskirts of the capital Five suspects were initially placed in police custody, but their arrests were later confirmed He drove her to the nearby Casilino hospital, where she entered a specialist programme for women who are victims of violence. Upon examining the woman, doctors immediately recognised injuries consistent with violence and sexual assault and called the police. They also confirmed that she had been plied with drugs. Investigators from Italy's Flying Squad Section IV launched an urgent investigation.  Within a few days, they reconstructed the events and caught the perpetrators.  The Flying Squad organised a raid on the building alongside officers from the Prenestino district, the Forensic Police, and the Police Headquarters' Immigration Office. The five arrested are Saidykhan Lamin and Karamba Kanteh, two Gambian men aged 29 and 38; Harouna Traore, a forty-three-year-old Malian; and Isibor Wisdom and Paul Nwabueze, two Nigerians aged 29 and 39.  They were charged with gang rape, aggravated by taking advantage of the victim's defencelessness. The five suspects were initially placed in police custody, but their arrests were later confirmed. In addition to the five arrested, the Flying Squad are also investigating the responsibilities of at least three other individuals, including the man who lured her from the restaurant, the person who transported her to the abandoned building, and the owners of the shack where she was held captive.  During the raid at the building on Via Tallone, 22 non-EU citizens with illegal immigration status were identified.  Eleven of them were issued expulsion orders and taken to the pre-removal detention centres in Ponte Galeria, Palazzo San Gervasio, and Bari.  Among them, five men were those later identified by the victim through photographic identification as the perpetrators of the violence she suffered during the three days of captivity.  No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.