Abused teen forced to get thug ex's name tattooed on her face finally gets it removed

dailystar.co.uk:

kidnapped by her ex-boyfriend and branded with a face tattoo in a revenge attack has started laser treatment to get it removed.

Tayane Caldas, 18, was forced into her former partner's car and taken against her will while she was on her way to class in Taubate, south-eastern Brazil on May 20.The thug, who has been identified as suspect Gabriel Henrique Alves Coelho, brutally beat her up before subjecting her to having her face inked with his name.

Her mum alerted the police after she returned home the following day, covered in bruises as part of a sick punishment for the break-up.

Alves Coelho, 20, was arrested for bodily harm and breaching his restraining order after he tattooed his name on her breast and bikini line in a previous incident.After her story hit headlines, Tayane was flooded with support online and received several offers of assistance to remove her tattoo.She has now expressed her "sense of relief" after undergoing her first tattoo removal session at a clinic in Taubate on May 25.A few days later, Tayane's lawyer Cinthia Souza released footage of the session online as she hailed the teen for her bravery.She wrote: "Tayane, you are free!