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British teenager jailed in Dubai killed in London car crash months after release
['Ellie Crabbe']
Irish News
Marcus Fakana died on Friday, three months after being released from prisonA British teenager who was jailed in Dubai for having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old girl has died in a car crash three months after he was released, a campaign group has said.
Marcus Fakana, 19, died in hospital in the early hours of Friday after police tried to stop a vehicle at around 12.52am in Tottenham, north London.
Radha Sterling, chief executive of campaign group Detained in Dubai, said she was “heartbroken” to share the news.
In Dubai, if an adult has a sexual relationship with a person under 18, they can be prosecuted for having a sexual relationship with a minor.
Marcus Fakana died in hospital on Friday (Detained in Dubai/PA)The Metropolitan Police said its officers provided “immediate first aid” at the scene before paramedics arrived.