A Ukrainian model left for dead after a so-called 'Porta Potty party' in Dubai has described how her attackers told her 'you belong to us' before throwing her off a roof. Maria Kovalchuk, 20, flew to Dubai to advance her modelling career and met the children of wealthy Russian and Ukrainian businessmen at a karaoke event in March.
She agreed to stay in a man's room after he offered to fly her to Thailand on a private jet. However, the situation quickly turned hostile when the group began taunting her and smashing bottles. 'They started making fun of me like 'you belong to us, we will do whatever we want',' she told Russian outlet Ostorozhno Media.
When she tried to leave, they took her passport and a girl left in her dress. The men hinted at wanting sex, and when she refused, she fled to a nearby construction site. They followed, beat her, tore the skin from her scalp, and threw her off a ledge onto the road.
Maria was found with a broken spine and limbs and was hospitalised. Her mother, Anna, said the Dubai authorities paid for her treatment, which cost millions. The police investigation closed the case, stating that Maria had tried to commit suicide, a claim her mother denies. Maria's medical tests showed no alcohol in her blood.
