A 23-year-old British influencer is facing a murder charge in Dubai after allegedly stabbing a man she met online. Brooke George claims she acted in self-defense during an assault.
Brooke George, a former department store worker from Kent in eastern England, traveled to Dubai after developing an online relationship with the man. She described her first visit as positive but said his behavior changed on her second trip.
According to the advocacy group Detained in Dubai, the man became controlling and abusive. George told friends she felt alarmed after discovering he had booked only a one-way ticket for her.
The incident occurred after a night at an Irish bar. George says the man assaulted her in the car and continued the attack at the apartment. She claims she reached for a kitchen knife in fear for her life.
Police arrested George in the early hours of June 22. She is held at Bur Dubai police station. The British Foreign Office said it is in touch with her and supporting her family.