The British teenager facing 20 years in prison in Dubai over a holiday romance with a 17-year-old girl has been deliberately victimised by local police who recorded his age a year older than it really is - and said his nationality is Pakistani so that he is treated more harshly, it has been dramatically claimed. Campaigners say British teenager Marcus …
The family of the teenager being held in Dubai over a holiday romance with a 17-year-old girl last night declared trying to free the teenager was a huge 'emotional battle'. The family of Marcus Fakana, from Tottenham, London, say his mental health is 'deteriorating' as he is stuck in Dubai facing the possibility of up to 20 years in a …
The family of an 18-year-old Brit who is facing up to 20 years in a UAE prison over a holiday romance have warned that his mental health is 'declining' as they say they are all stuck in a 'nightmare'. Marcus Fakana, of Tottenham, was held in Dubai's 'notorious' Al Barsha Police Station for days after the 'strict' mother of a …
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