British teenager who had holiday romance in Dubai reveals ‘shock’ after being jailed for a year

A BRITISH teenager who had a holiday romance with a 17-year-old girl in Dubai spoke of his shock at being jailed yesterday.

Marcus Fakana, 18, had sex with the teenage Londoner during a fling in the Muslim emirate.

But he was held by Dubai police after her parents reported him.

Now, a court has handed him a 12-month sentence.

Markus, from Tottenham, North London, was said to be “shocked beyond belief”.