Marcus Fakana from Tottenham handed himself into Dubai's Al Awir prison after being convicted of being in a relationship and having sexual intercourse with a 17-year-old girl in Dubai.

Marcus Fakana, 18, is said to have handed himself in to a prison in Dubai after being sentenced over a holiday romance with a 17-year-old fellow British tourist

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, of Tottenham, north London, "now hopes for a pardon" from Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, according to Detained in Dubai.

Marcus Fakana was with his parents in the United Arab Emirates from the end of August when a ‘holiday romance blossomed’

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An 18-year-old Briton convicted of having sex with an underage 17-year-old British girl in Dubai has handed himself in to authorities there to begin a one-year jail sentence, a charity says.

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

A British teenager who was sentenced to one year in a Dubai jail following a holiday romance with a 17-year-old girl from London has handed himself in to UAE authorities.