Woman who was kidnapped by her own BOYFRIEND speaks out about her harrowing ordeal - and reveals the red flags she IGNORED in their relationship

He started abusing and threatening her only months after they started dating Alexis had been dating Pawel for almost two years when he tried to kill her A woman who was kidnapped at knifepoint by her own boyfriend has shared the details of her horrific ordeal - revealing how she accepted she was going to die at the hands of her abuser. In October 2022, Alexis Ruhlen, 21, was violently forced into her car by Pawel Sliwinski, 24, and driven to a local mall, where he threatened to dismember her and sew her back together. In October 2022, Alexis Ruhlen, 21, was violently forced into her car by Pawel Sliwinski, 24, and driven to a local mall, where he threatened to dismember her and sew her back together 'I accepted I was going to die that day,' the college student recalled. Alexis, from New Jersey, first met Pawel in December 2020 when the two first matched on Tinder - but he later became abusive The pair quickly entered a whirlwind relationship and became 'inseparable,' with Alexis finally thinking she got her fairytale ending Four months into their relationship, the 24-year-old became increasingly more aggressive and got physically abusive before snapping in October 2022 when Alexis tried to break up with him Alexis, who has since opened up to her family about the abuse she suffered, noted that she went through a long healing journey to get to where she is today The final straw came in October 2022 when Pawel insisted she FaceTime him, but 'flipped out' when she bumped into a male stranger while walking around her college campus.