A British tourist who died in police custody in Dubai was allegedly subjected to severe beatings by officers. He was jailed following an argument with a hotel maid who entered his room unannounced.
Other inmates told his family in the UK of the horror of witnessing up to six police officers strip and handcuff the Essex maintenance worker, before holding him down in a chair and beating him with their fists, feet and batons.
They claimed Mr Brown's lifeless body was then dragged away to another cell where he died three days later from his injuries.
It is also reported that while in custody, police denied him access to a lawyer and gave him little food and water.
The Brown family first heard about the incident when Mr Brown's sister in the UK answered a phone call from a fellow inmate. She said the prisoner claimed he found her number as the next of kin contact in her brother's photocopied passport details left in his cell.
Dubai Death: Lee Brown From Essex Dies In Police Custody In Bur Dubai Police Station | UK News | Sky News
Likely there is more to this story than is reported, but the treatment seems a bit harsh.
Makes note not to stay here:
Other inmates told his family in the UK of the horror of witnessing up to six police officers strip and handcuff the Essex maintenance worker, before holding him down in a chair and beating him with their fists, feet and batons.
They claimed Mr Brown's lifeless body was then dragged away to another cell where he died three days later from his injuries.
It is also reported that while in custody, police denied him access to a lawyer and gave him little food and water.
The Brown family first heard about the incident when Mr Brown's sister in the UK answered a phone call from a fellow inmate. She said the prisoner claimed he found her number as the next of kin contact in her brother's photocopied passport details left in his cell.
Dubai Death: Lee Brown From Essex Dies In Police Custody In Bur Dubai Police Station | UK News | Sky News
Likely there is more to this story than is reported, but the treatment seems a bit harsh.
Makes note not to stay here:
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