Overview

• Danielle McKenna says her daughter, Mia O’Brien of Huyton, Liverpool, received a life sentence and has been moved between prisons since her October arrest.
• The nature of the offence has not been disclosed in public reporting, and media accounts rely on statements from the family.
• The UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office says it is supporting the family of a British woman detained in the UAE and is in contact with local authorities.
• The family’s online appeal sought about £1,600 and had raised just under £700 before removal, which GoFundMe attributed to a Terms of Service breach related to prohibited legal defence fundraising.
• Some outlets report she is being held at Dubai’s Al-Awir central prison, where past allegations of harsh conditions have been disputed by UAE authorities.