A British teenager who was jailed in Dubai for having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old was killed in a car crash, campaign group Detained in Dubai has said.

Marcus Fakana, 19, died in hospital in the early hours of Friday following a police pursuit in Tottenham, north London.

His death comes just three months after he was released from jail in Dubai , in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

The Metropolitan Police said its officers were attempting to stop a "vehicle of interest" on Pretoria Road at roughly 12.52am on Friday, and after a short pursuit, police temporarily lost sight of the vehicle.

Officers then drove onto The Roundway and found the vehicle had been involved in a crash with another vehicle.

Police said they delivered "immediate first aid" at the scene before para

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