"Marcus Fakana, 19, died in hospital in the early hours of Friday after police tried to stop a vehicle at 12.52am in Tottenham, north London. The Metropolitan police said its officers were attempting to stop a vehicle of interest on Pretoria Road, and after a short pursuit, police temporarily lost sight of it. Officers then drove on to the Roundway and found the vehicle had been involved in a collision with another vehicle."
"Radha Sterling, the chief executive of campaign group Detained in Dubai, said she was heartbroken to share the news. She told the PA news agency: Marcus spent the majority of this year in a Dubai prison which no doubt caused him long lasting mental anguish. It's sad that of all of 2025, he was only free for the three months from the 3rd of July until the 3rd of October."
"Fakana had been with his parents in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from the end of August 2024 when a holiday romance blossomed with another Londoner, who has since turned 18, Detained in Dubai previously said. After returning to the UK and seeing pictures and messages, the girl's mother reported the relationship to Dubai police, who then arrested Fakana at his hotel, it was alleged."
Marcus Fakana, 19, died in hospital after a vehicle he was in collided with another following a short police pursuit in Tottenham. Metropolitan Police officers attempted to stop a vehicle of interest on Pretoria Road at 12.52am; after losing sight of it they found the crash on the Roundway. Fakana had been jailed in Dubai for a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old and received a royal pardon from Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum in July. Detained in Dubai said he spent most of the year in a Dubai prison and suffered long-lasting mental anguish. Emergency services provided first aid; a 19-year-old passenger was taken to hospital and later died.
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