Mother of British influencer Brooke George, 23, issues desperate plea as daughter faces firing squad in Dubai

The mother of a British influencer accused of premeditated murder in Dubai has begged prosecutors not to sentence her to death.

Brooke George is currently being detained in Bur Dubai Police Station, after she killed her 26-year-old boyfriend in an act she claims was self-defence.

The 23-year-old had struck up an online romance with her British beau in the weeks prior, having met him on Facebook.

She then travelled with him to the UAE, describing the trip to her family as the 'time of my life'.

Brooke, a TikTok star and former John Lewis worker from Gravesend, Kent, flew out to Dubai weeks later, but claims her partner's behaviour had changed, and that he'd suddenly become controlling and abusive.

Brooke could face the death penalty (Detained in Dubai)

She previously told Detained in Dubai - the leading international authority on UAE law, which is providing her with confidential legal assistance - that during one night out at Caffreys Bar in Jumeirah Village, the man had drunkenly assaulted her in the car before returning him and continuing to hurt her.

Brooke also claims her boyfriend had only booked her a one-way flight, meaning she was unable to leave Dubai.

After getting in touch with her family, she booked a flight home, then returned to her partner's apartment to retrieve her passport. She alleges that, during the visit, he attacked her, forcing her to reach for a kitchen knife in self-defence.

Brooke was arrested at Dubai Airport the following morning, with severe bruises and injuries to her face. She has since been charged with premeditated murder, a crime that could see Brooke sentenced to death.

Brooke's mother claims she was denied a lawyer (Detained in Dubai)

Now, Brooke's mother, Tess George, is begging the UAE authorities: "Don’t make my little girl face the firing squad."

Providing an update this weekend, Tess told The Sun that her daughter had been 'absolutely terrified' when she made her initial phone call home, shortly after visiting her new partner for the second time.

"The first day when she called home, everything seemed okay," she recalled. "But the second day, she said she was being left on her own a lot, which had never happened.

"Before she was jovial, she was living her best life. Now she was very jittery, and I kept saying, 'What is up?', and she’s going, 'Oh, I don’t know'. Then she was talking about wanting to come home."

Brooke's family are pleading with police to reinvestigate the case (Detained in Dubai)

Brooke contacted her mother again during the trip, days before killing her partner.

"She was petrified. Absolutely terrified," Tess continued. "She said, 'Mum, I just want to come home. I’m scared.

"That’s all she said, over and over and over again. It was so hard to understand her or get information out of her because she was sobbing so much."

Following her arrest, Tess says Brooke was squeezed into a 10-woman police cell and wasn't permitted to contact a lawyer.

"She doesn’t speak Arabic, doesn’t know what has been said, what she signed," Tess said. "She has no clue. They won’t tell her, they won’t converse with her, or even ask her about her safeguarding issues.

"As you can imagine, she is terrified. She’s vulnerable. She doesn’t know what to do."

Brooke has been charged with premeditated murder (Detained in Dubai)

Despite her turmoil, Tess claimed her thoughts remain with the victim and his family.

"I fully have empathy with the family for the grief and the loss that they’re going through. I can’t imagine losing one of my children," she said. "But I have to fight for her to be able to tell her story about how frightened she was.

"I’ve got to fight for her."

Radha Stirling, the CEO of Detained in Dubai, who is helping Brooke with the legal side of her case, said in an official statement: "This case raises serious concerns about violence against women, the right to self-defence, due process and the treatment of British nationals detained overseas.

"Brooke maintains that she acted only after being subjected to a violent assault and in genuine fear for her safety.

Brooke could face the firing squad (Detained in Dubai)

"She should be treated not merely as an accused person, but as a presumed victim of violence whose allegations and documented injuries deserve proper investigation. We will be working to ensure that her rights are protected, that she receives a fair trial, and that the circumstances leading to this tragedy are fully and impartially examined."

Stirling added of Brooke's case: "She reached for a knife after being attacked and punched in the face. Authorities must treat her as a domestic violence survivor while they investigate."