THE model girlfriend of rescued businessman Colin Armstrong asked for a ransom during his kidnap, police in Ecuador said.
Detectives are still hunting for the gang's alleged "insider" and confirmed the bomb vest his partner Katherine Paolo Santos was made to wear was fake.
Pictures have also emerged of the millionaire, 78, frolicking with 30-something Ms Santos in July 2022, with the Briton and his bikini-clad Colombian-born partner relaxing at a luxury villa in Lake Como, Italy.
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