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A teen jailed in Dubai over a holiday romance with a 17-year-old girl has been killed in a car crash. Marcus Fakana, 19, tragically died yesterday after a collision in Tottenham, north London.

Radha Stirling, founder of Detained in Dubai, has announced: "We are heartbroken to share that our client and friend, Marcus Fakana, tragically lost his life in a car accident in Tottenham after his release from Dubai jail.

"His loss is a painful reminder of how precious life is and how unnecessary imprisonment robs people of time they can never regain." Radha wrote: "Every day of freedom matters."

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Fakana, 19, from Tottenham in North London, was jailed in the United Arab Emirates last year over a relationship w

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