Latest news with #FiveJumeirahVillage
&w=3840&q=100)
First Post
7 days ago
- First Post
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 Mirror
22-07-2025
- Daily Mirror
'Porta Potty' party model 'beaten and thrown from roof' after a twist of fate
Ukrainian model Maria Kovalchuk, 20, was left with serious injuries after she attended a party in Dubai where she was allegedly violently assaulted by "rich Russian kids" A model says she was beaten and thrown from a roof after she ended up at a "Porta Potty" party in Dubai when she missed her flight. Ukrainian model Maria Kovalchuk, 20, was found on the side of the road in March having suffered horrendous injuries that included a broken spine and limbs. She remained in a coma after being treated in hospital for the injuries she sustained after she had "fallen from a height." She was feared to have ended up at the Porta Potty party in Dubai after she overslept and missed her flight to Thailand. The parties have gained an unwanted reputation as hives of degeneracy where rich men reportedly pay large sums in order to abuse and degrade attractive women, many of whom have prominent social media profiles. Maria, who did not share her ordeal until she left Dubai, is now recovering in Norway, where her mum resides. She now has a prominent scar on her forehead after she underwent multiple surgeries and has now denied that any United Arab Emirates citizens were behind her torture. She has since claimed "rich Russian kids" abused her at a hotel party. Maria has also claimed that her treatment was paid for by authorities in Dubai. Her mum Anna said: "I don't know how much they paid - the sum was colossal, millions." Russian news outlet Ostorozhno, Novosti, which spoke to Maria in Norway, claimed that "in exchange, she was asked not to say anything that would cast the Emirates' authorities in a negative light." Maria said: "I mostly use a wheelchair and crutches. "I still have a leg fracture that's healing. I'm learning to walk with crutches again, but for now, the wheelchair is my main means of moving around." After missing her flight, Maria said she met a young man, who she previously met at a karaoke bar, in the lobby of the Five Jumeirah Village hotel. The 19-year-old man lived with his dad in Dubai. The Russian outlet added: "She told him her air ticket had gone to waste and she had to check out of her hotel. [He] offered for her to stay in his room and claimed that his father could fly her to Thailand on a private jet." Maria then claimed there were children of wealthy Russian and Ukrainians at the party and that she agreed to go with the man and his pals, hoping it could lead to a free flight to Thailand, though the situation soon soured. "They started teasing me, why I wasn't drinking," she told prominent Russian journalist Ksenia Sobchak at "Then some aggressive pushes like pushing in the shoulders began. After that, they started making fun of me like 'you belong to us, we will 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. That is, the entire floor was strewn with broken glass, that is, it was impossible to walk there. "Then they started intimidating me, smashing glass. After that, they took my personal belongings, which included my passport. And one of the girls….put on my things and just left in them, although before that I asked her not to do this, [and] to leave my things. That is, no one heard me, and she just left the hotel in my dress." This woman is now out of contact. The men reportedly "hinted" they wanted sex, she said, adding: "I did not reciprocate, and this aggression was also heating them up." The report claimed that "amid the violence, Maria tried to flee "but the young men "dragged her back into the room." It added: "When they stepped out onto the balcony, she escaped and hid at a nearby construction site." Then the men, who were "out of their minds" by this point, allegedly found her at the construction site and "beat her". "They practically tore the skin off her scalp, then threw her off a ledge onto the road," said the account. "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, open." Maria does not remember the violent incident 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. She said: "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 detained by police in Dubai but only for one day, said the report. It added: "They now claim in their testimonies that they tried to find and help Maria and that she had asked to come to the party herself." There appear to be no charges against them. "The next day the case was closed, they were released. And the case was closed," said Maria's mother. "The [Dubai] police investigation indicated that Maria said that she was running away from sexual violence and then went to protect her honour, her dignity, decided to commit suicide," she said. The mother claimed the statement was "falsified", adding that Maria wasn't trying to take her own life and saying she was not intoxicated. Medical tests also showed she had no alcohol in her blood, said her mother.
Daily Mirror
21-07-2025
- Daily Mirror
'Porta Potty party model' lifts lid on ordeal after she's found in road with broken spine
Maria Kovalchuk has spoken out for the first time following her ordeal, which saw the young model found seriously injured in Dubai after going missing for more than a week A wheelchair-bound Ukrainian model who was found seriously injured in Dubai after going missing for more than a week has pointed the finger at "rich Russian kids". Maria Kovalchuk was discovered on a roadside in March, amid fears she had been kidnapped into "sexual slavery". The 20-year-old, who suffered horrific injuries including a broken spine and limbs, had been in a coma after she was found close to death having "fallen from a height." Based on the testimony of some reported friends, there were fears that Maria had been a victim of a notorious Porta Potty party in Dubai - where rich men are reported to pay large sums to abuse and degrade attractive young women, including those with social media profiles. Maria - who did not speak before leaving Dubai - has now revealed she is recovering from her ordeal in Norway, where her mother lives. The model, who has a prominent scar on her forehead after undergoing multiple surgeries, denied that citizens of the United Arab Emirates were behind her torture. Instead, she pointed the finger at "rich Russian kids" who she alleges abused her after a party in a hotel. She claimed that her expensive medical treatment was paid for by the Dubai authorities. Her mother, Anna, said: "I don't know how much they paid - the sum was colossal, millions." Russian news outlet Ostorozhno, Novosti, which spoke to Maria in Norway, claimed that "in exchange, she was asked not to say anything that would cast the Emirates' authorities in a negative light." Maria said: "I mostly use a wheelchair and crutches. "I still have a leg fracture that's healing. I'm learning to walk with crutches again, but for now, the wheelchair is my main means of moving around." Recalling the incident, Maria said she had been in Dubai to get content for her job as a model when she overslept and missed her onward flight to Thailand. According to the report, she met a young man - whom she had previously met at a karaoke bar - in the lobby of the Five Jumeirah Village hotel. The 19-year-old man in question lives with his father in Dubai. The report said: "She told him her air ticket had gone to waste and she had to check out of her hotel. "[He] offered for her to stay in his room and claimed that his father could fly her to Thailand on a private jet." Maria then claimed that there was a party with the children of wealthy Russian and Ukrainian businessmen. She admitted she agreed to go with the man and his friends - hoping it would lead to a free flight to Thailand, but the atmosphere turned sour. "They started teasing me, why I wasn't drinking," she told prominent Russian journalist Ksenia Sobchak at "Then some aggressive pushes like pushing in the shoulders began. After that, they started making fun of me like 'you belong to us, we will 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. That is, the entire floor was strewn with broken glass, that is, it was impossible to walk there. "Then they started intimidating me, smashing glass. After that, they took my personal belongings, which included my passport. And one of the girls….put on my things and just left in them, although before that I asked her not to do this, [and] to leave my things. That is, no one heard me, and she just left the hotel in my dress." This woman is now out of contact. The men "hinted" they wanted sex, she said, adding: "I did not reciprocate, and this aggression was also heating them up." The report claimed that "amid the violence, Maria tried to flee "but the young men "dragged her back into the room." It added: "When they stepped out onto the balcony, she escaped and hid at a nearby construction site." Then the men, who were "out of their minds" by this point, allegedly found her at the construction site and "beat her". "They practically tore the skin off her scalp, then threw her off a ledge onto the road," said the account. "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, open." Maria doesn't remember the violence itself that led to her injuries, and the 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. She said: "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 detained by police in Dubai but only for one day, said the report. It added: "They now claim in their testimonies that they tried to find and help Maria and that she had asked to come to the party herself." There appear to be no charges against them. "The next day the case was closed, they were released. And the case was closed," said Maria's mother. "The [Dubai] police investigation indicated that Maria said that she was running away from sexual violence and then went to protect her honour, her dignity, decided to commit suicide," she said. The mother claimed the statement was "falsified", adding that Maria wasn't trying to take her own life and saying she was not intoxicated. Medical tests also showed she had no alcohol in her blood, said her mother.
Daily Mirror
21-07-2025
- Daily Mirror
'Porta Potty party model' found in road with broken spine reveals what really happened
Maria Kovalchuk, 20, pointed the finger at 'rich Russian kids' who she alleges abused her after a party in a Dubai hotel, before she was found on a roadside in March Ukrainian model found on roadside with broken spine speaks out A wheelchair-bound Ukrainian model who was found seriously injured in Dubai after going missing for more than a week has spoken out for the first time. Maria Kovalchuk was discovered on a roadside in March, amid fears she had been kidnapped into "sexual slavery". The 20-year-old, who suffered horrific injuries including a broken spine and limbs, had been in a coma after she was found close to death having "fallen from a height." Based on the testimony of some reported friends, there were fears that Maria had been a victim of a notorious Porta Potty party in Dubai - where rich men are reported to pay large sums to abuse and degrade attractive young women, including those with social media profiles. Maria - who did not speak before leaving Dubai - has now revealed she is recovering from her ordeal in Norway, where her mother lives. The model, who has a prominent scar on her forehead after undergoing multiple surgeries, denied that citizens of the United Arab Emirates were behind her torture. Instead, she pointed the finger at "rich Russian kids" who she alleges abused her after a party in a hotel. She claimed that her expensive medical treatment was paid for by the Dubai authorities. Her mother, Anna, said: "I don't know how much they paid - the sum was colossal, millions." Russian news outlet Ostorozhno, Novosti, which spoke to Maria in Norway, claimed that "in exchange, she was asked not to say anything that would cast the Emirates' authorities in a negative light." Maria said: "I mostly use a wheelchair and crutches. "I still have a leg fracture that's healing. I'm learning to walk with crutches again, but for now, the wheelchair is my main means of moving around." Recalling the incident, Maria said she had been in Dubai to get content for her job as a model when she overslept and missed her onward flight to Thailand. According to the report, she met a young man - whom she had previously met at a karaoke bar - in the lobby of the Five Jumeirah Village hotel. The 19-year-old man in question lives with his father in Dubai. The report said: "She told him her air ticket had gone to waste and she had to check out of her hotel. "[He] offered for her to stay in his room and claimed that his father could fly her to Thailand on a private jet." Maria then claimed that there was a party with the children of wealthy Russian and Ukrainian businessmen. She admitted she agreed to go with the man and his friends - hoping it would lead to a free flight to Thailand, but the atmosphere turned sour. "They started teasing me, why I wasn't drinking," she told prominent Russian journalist Ksenia Sobchak at "Then some aggressive pushes like pushing in the shoulders began. After that, they started making fun of me like 'you belong to us, we will 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. That is, the entire floor was strewn with broken glass, that is, it was impossible to walk there. "Then they started intimidating me, smashing glass. After that, they took my personal belongings, which included my passport. And one of the girls….put on my things and just left in them, although before that I asked her not to do this, [and] to leave my things. That is, no one heard me, and she just left the hotel in my dress." This woman is now out of contact. The men "hinted" they wanted sex, she said, adding: "I did not reciprocate, and this aggression was also heating them up." The report claimed that "amid the violence, Maria tried to flee "but the young men "dragged her back into the room." It added: "When they stepped out onto the balcony, she escaped and hid at a nearby construction site." Then the men, who were "out of their minds" by this point, allegedly found her at the construction site and "beat her". "They practically tore the skin off her scalp, then threw her off a ledge onto the road," said the account. "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, open." Maria doesn't remember the violence itself that led to her injuries, and the 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. She said: "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 detained by police in Dubai but only for one day, said the report. It added: "They now claim in their testimonies that they tried to find and help Maria and that she had asked to come to the party herself." There appear to be no charges against them. "The next day the case was closed, they were released. And the case was closed," said Maria's mother. "The [Dubai] police investigation indicated that Maria said that she was running away from sexual violence and then went to protect her honour, her dignity, decided to commit suicide," she said. The mother claimed the statement was "falsified", adding that Maria wasn't trying to take her own life and saying she was not intoxicated. Medical tests also showed she had no alcohol in her blood, said her mother.
