Family of 18-year-old Marcus Fakana facing 20-year jail sentence in Dubai over sex with 17-year-old girl says his mental health is ‘declining’

Family of 18-year-old Marcus Fakana facing 20-year jail sentence in Dubai over sex with 17-year-old girl says his mental health is ‘declining’

The group of a 18-year-old English kid who is looking as long as 20 years in a UAE jail over a vacation sentiment has cautioned that his emotional wellness is ‘declining’.

Marcus Fakana, of Tottenham, was held in Dubai’s ‘famous’ Al Barsha Police headquarters for a really long time after the ‘severe’ mother of a 17-year-old young lady he had s£x with on vacation this late spring revealed him to Dubai specialists.

The young people who had met while remaining at similar inn with their families, ‘lived it up together’, with the young lady – likewise a Brit – getting together covertly as she dreaded she was unable to tell her mom she was seeing a kid.

Presently, Marcus could confront twenty years inside a difficult UAE jail after the young lady’s enraged mother looked into the excursion and informed police in Dubai after getting once again to the UK.

While the relationship would have been legitimate in the UK, under Dubai regulation a 17-year-old is characterized as a youngster. The young lady has since turned 18.

Setting up a GoFundMe page to fund-raise for legitimate expenses to bring him home, Marcus’ family got out: ‘Whatever was intended to be a cheerful time has transformed into a bad dream for him, our family, and our companions.

‘This has occurred because of somebody attempting to abuse UAE regulation against him.

‘He is being accused of a wrongdoing that could prompt detainment for as long as 20 years.

He is just 18 years of age, extremely terrified, and his psychological well-being is beginning to decline.’

Dubai as of late transformed its regulations on s£x beyond marriage for vacationers, however maintains a severe Islamic general set of laws, and has no firm decision on time of assent. Be that as it may, under nearby regulation, a kid is characterized as an individual under 18 years old.

The young lady was only months from turning 18 when the pair met in August.

The teens were wanting to proceed with their relationship when they got back to London.

In any case, it is perceived the mother had learned about their relationship when she went through her little girl’s telephone and found their talks and pictures, later imparting them to Dubai police from the security of the UK.

Marcus had still been on vacation with his family when police unexpectedly turned up at the inn and kept him for three days at Al Barsha Police headquarters.

He is still in Dubai as he battles the case, and the family are expecting to raise £20,000 to assist with legitimate expenses, convenience, and travel expenses to return to the UK.

In a past GoFundMe page set up two months prior, the family claimed Marcus had been denied an interpreter and compelled to sign an admission record he didn’t have the foggiest idea.

They said: ‘He has been unjustly blamed for a wrongdoing he didn’t carry out, and is presently trapped in a fight in court in Dubai.

‘This isn’t simply a misconception, it is racial separation, with somebody looking to utilize the UAE regulation against him.

‘While kept he was denied admittance to an interpreter and compelled to sign an admission report he didn’t have the foggiest idea. He is just 18 years of age, frightened, and exceptionally terrified.

‘His psychological wellness is weakening quickly.’