London, England (Mckoy’s Information) — Tragedy has as soon as once more struck the household of 19-year-old Marcus Fakana, the British teen who made worldwide headlines earlier this yr after being jailed in Dubai for a teen romance — solely to be freed by a royal pardon.
Simply three months after returning house, Fakana is now lifeless following a lethal automobile crash in Tottenham, North London, early Friday morning, October 3, 2025.
Studies reaching Mckoy’s Information are that the crash occurred shortly earlier than 1:00 a.m., when police tried to cease a automobile of curiosity on Pretoria Street. The automobile reportedly sped off, and minutes later, it crashed violently on The Roundway, N17, leaving a scene of twisted metallic and heartbreak.
Fakana, who was a passenger within the automobile, sustained crucial accidents and was rushed to hospital the place he later succumbed.
Police say one other man, recognized as Marwaan Mohamed Huseen, has been charged with a number of offences, together with inflicting dying by harmful driving, driving with no licence, and failing to cease.
The tragedy comes simply months after Fakana’s launch from a Dubai jail, the place he served six months of a one-year sentence for having a relationship with a 17-year-old woman whereas on vacation — an act thought-about unlawful below UAE legislation. His launch adopted a royal pardon issued by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum in July.
Now, the younger man who survived one of many world’s hardest jail methods has misplaced his life on the streets of his personal metropolis.
Household and associates are mentioned to be devastated, calling the incident “a merciless coincidence.”
The Metropolitan Police have launched a full investigation into the crash and the occasions that led as much as it.
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