A 19-year-old British teenager, Marcus Fakana who was jailed in Dubai until three months ago for having sex with a 17 year old, has died following a police chase in Tottenham, north London.
Accordin to Sky News, the incident occurred in the early hours of Friday, 3 October 2025. Police said they attempted to stop a “vehicle of interest” on Pretoria Road around 12:52 a.m., but the car sped off. Officers briefly lost sight of it before discovering that it had crashed into another vehicle on The Roundway.
Emergency services arrived at the scene and provided first aid to Fakana, who was a passenger in the car. He was taken to hospital with severe injuries but later died.
Police have charged Marwaan Mohamed Huseen, from Argyle Road, Tottenham, with multiple offences, including causing death by dangerous driving, driving without a licence or insurance, and failing to stop. He is due to appear at Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court on Saturday.
Dubai Ordeal
Fakana’s death comes just three months after his release from a Dubai prison, where he had been jailed for having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old British girl while visiting the United Arab Emirates. He was pardoned in July by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai, and returned to the UK shortly afterward.
Radha Stirling, chief executive of the advocacy group Detained in Dubai, said Fakana’s imprisonment had caused him lasting emotional trauma. “It’s heartbreaking that of all of 2025, he was only free for the three months from July 3 to October 3,” she said.
Stirling added that Fakana’s case serves as a reminder of how “unnecessary imprisonment robs people of precious time,” emphasizing that “every day of freedom matters.”
