23-year-old British TikTok influencer, Brooke George, is possibly facing death by firing squad in Dubai after a man she met on Facebook was found fatally stabbed in an apartment they briefly shared.
The influencer from Gravesend in Kent was allegedly bruised and fleeing for her life when arrested at theDubai International Airportas she tried to board a flight home.
'When I spoke to Brooke right after the incident, she was absolutely terrified. I could see that one of her eyes was badly swollen,' her mother, Thereza George, said in an interview.
In just a few hours, Brooke has been charged with premeditated murder, an offence punishable by the ultimate penalty under UAE law, and is now being held at Bur Dubai Police Station.
However, the devastated family, along with the campaign group Detained in Dubai, are pushing back against the charge, claiming that the 23-year-old acted in self-defence.
Detained in Dubai stated this was Brooke's second meeting with Bill Treeby, 26, who is originally from Rainham, Kent. The first one went well, and according to Brooke, was the 'best week of her life' despite the unease she felt over a bikini photoshoot Bill arranged.
The campaign group revealed that the second visit was markedly different, with Bill becoming more controlling and allegedly booking Brooke a one-way ticket.
Thereza also shared that her daughter seemed unusually quiet the day before the killing.
'She was quieter and not her usual happy, cheerful self, but she did not tell me why. That evening, they went to a bar in Dubai,' she said in a statement.
Brooke later arranged to fly back home, but upon returning to their shared apartment to collect her passport, a violent confrontation allegedly took place. When Brooke called her family, her eyes were badly swollen.
Source: International Business Times UK
