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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alexander Butler

Marcus Fakana’s family accuse David Lammy of failing to help teenager sentenced in Dubai

Marcus Fakana, 18, faces a year in jail after having sex with a 17-year-old girl in Dubai - (Detained in Dubai/PA Wire)

The family of a British teenager convicted in Dubai for having sex with a 17-year-old girl while on holiday has accused the foreign secretary of an “outrageous” refusal to help them.

Marcus Fakana, 18, was sentenced to a year in prison for having sex with the teenager from London while he was on holiday with his parents in Dubai in August.

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