A BRITISH teenager who had a holiday romance with a 17-year-old girl in Dubai spoke of his shock at being jailed yesterday.
Marcus Fakana, 18, had sex with the teenage Londoner during a fling in the Muslim emirate.
Marcus Fakana, 18, was jailed after a holiday romance with a 17-year-old girl in DubaiPA
But he was held by Dubai police after her parents reported him.
Now, a court has handed him a 12-month sentence.
Markus, from Tottenham, North London, was said to be “shocked beyond belief”.
He will serve his term alongside terrorists at the high-security Al-Awir jail.
Apprentice builder Fakana’s family were said to be devastated last night.
Detained in Dubai founder Radha Stirling said: “It is just shocking. His life is being ruined.
“He feels abandoned by the British government.”
The Foreign Office said: “We’re supporting a British man in UAE and are in contact with his family.”
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