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Missing British millionaire found sleeping rough on the streets of Milan

<em>Ariane Lak was found living rough after vanishing 20 months ago Lucie Blackman Trust)</em>
Ariane Lak was found living rough after vanishing 20 months ago Lucie Blackman Trust)

A British millionaire who has been missing for more than a year has been found living rough on the streets of Milan.

Ariane Lak was spotted by a private detective in a busy shopping area of the Italian city after her wealthy family hired him to track her down.

Lak, who claims to be a descendent of the Iranian Qajar monarchy, was last seen some 20 months ago at a hotel in Milan.

<em>The millionaire was found in the Piazza Cesare Beccaria in Milan (Wikipedia)</em>
The millionaire was found in the Piazza Cesare Beccaria in Milan (Wikipedia)

It is thought the 50-year-old lost her memory in a violent mugging before she was eventually found in the Piazza Cesare Beccaria.

She was quoted as saying after she was found: “I cannot explain… Maybe I was walking, I was assaulted and robbed – I fell to the ground, I hit my head.

“I was rummaging in bins, trying to eat, I was standing in front of restaurants and hotels so I could eat something.”

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Lak’s current whereabouts and condition have not been made public while the investigation is ongoing.

Her family are now believed to be making plans to bring her back to the UK.