Fernanda and Vicente Gonzalez were riding motorcycles from the UK to New Zealand when they were brutally attacked. Three men have been charged with rape and assault
A travel influencer who was motorbiking around the world with her husband was brutally gang-raped by seven men.
Three suspects have been hauled before an Indian court accused of raping Fernanda Gonzalez, 28, and assaulting Vicente, 63, following the horrific incident in 2024.
The attackers allegedly used a helmet and a stone to batter Vicente, leaving his “mouth destroyed”. The couple, who boast over 300,000 Instagram followers, were documenting their global motorcycle adventure and were en route to Nepal from India on separate bikes.
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They had halted for the night in Dumka district, located in India’s Jharkhand, where they pitched camp before being discovered by a gang of men who sexually assaulted Fernanda.
In footage captured outside an Indian hospital, Vicente unveiled the injuries they sustained with Fernanda showing clear facial bruising. She alleged they were also robbed but said “their only intention was to rape her”.
The influencers uploaded a video recounting their terrifying experience after they had set up camp for the night during their journey to the Nepal border.
“Something has happened to us that we would not wish on anyone. Seven men have raped me, they have beaten us and robbed us, although not many things, because what they wanted was to rape me,” read the caption on one video, which displayed Fernanda’s bruised face.
“My face looks like this, but it’s not what hurts me the most,” she shared in one post, “Thank God we are alive”.
“They beat us,” Vicente continued. “They put a knife to my neck, and told me they were going to kill me. Fernanda was raped. Seven of them. Seven men.”
Three suspects were subsequently charged by the authorities for taking turns to rape Fernanda.
“We have formed a team to hunt the remaining suspects,” declared Pitamber Singh Kherwar, a high-ranking local police officer. “We have to ensure strict punishment.”
The bloggers were taken into protective custody. “We have given compensation of one million rupees. We are conducting a thorough investigation and will try to ensure a speedy trial and conviction,” said Anjaneyulu Dodde, deputy commissioner of Dumku.
The couple returned to Spain and expressed their intention to continue their journey at a later date. “We will leave the bikes in Nepal. We want to rest and be with our family. Then, when Fernanda is fully recovered, we will continue our tour of Asia. We want to finish in New Zealand.”
