A British teenager jailed in a ‘hellish’ prison in Dubai for having sex with a 17-year-old girl wasn’t allowed to speak to ...

A GoFundMe fundraiser set up by Fakana’s family has now passed £54,000 and will go towards the mounting legal costs.

Marcus Fakana, 18, from London, was arrested and charged after the girl's mother found their chats and pictures. He intends to serve his year-long sentence but still hopes the UK foreign secretary or ...

A British teenager sentenced to one year in a Dubai jail over a holiday romance with a 17-year-old girl has handed himself in to begin his sentence. At such a critical moment in US history, we need ...

Marcus Fakana had met a 17-year-old girl also from the UK at the Hilton Dubai Palm Jumeirah hotel, where she and the 18-year-old, from Tottenham, north London, had consensual sex. He was convicted ...

A British man sentenced to one year in a Dubai jail for having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old girl has handed himself in to begin his sentence, a campaign group has said. Marcus Fakana, 18, ...

Marcus Fakana, from London, “now hopes for a pardon” from Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, campaign group Detained in Dubai said. | ITV National News ...

Marcus Fakana is hoping for a pardon from Sheikh Mohammed, the ruler of Dubai, after holiday romance ends with jail time An 18-year-old British man sentenced to one year of imprisonment in a Dubai ...

Marcus Fakana, of Tottenham, north London, “now hopes for a pardon” from Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Detained in Dubai said. In a message from Mr Fakana shared by the ...

Marcus Fakana's lawyer said the teen did not know how old the girl was as they were in the same school year before he was arrested by Dubai police and jailed for a year ...

Marcus Fakana, from North London, was sentenced to a one-year prison term following a short relationship with the teenage girl, who is now also 18. The Tottenham-born teenager has now handed himself ...

Marcus Fakana, of Tottenham, north London, “now hopes for a pardon” from Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Detained in Dubai said. In a message from Mr Fakana shared by the ...