The mother of a British student sentenced to life imprisonment in Dubai has launched a plea for funds to help her.

Mia O’Brien, 23, made a ‘stupid mistake’ while in the United Arab Emirates city last year and is reportedly now being held at the Al-Awir central prison.

Her mum Dannielle McKenna had set up two online fundraisers in order to help pay for her daughter’s legal aid and for a family member to visit her.

However, both were removed after they failed to comply with website rules which bans campaigns for funds for the defence of ‘certain crimes’.

She wrote on Facebook: ‘Seems as the go fund me are being absolute c***s, I am going to set up my own, as they are nitpicking at everything, so they can shove there cut up there a**e, call themselves a charity, but make sure they take a

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