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Mother of British TikToker detained in Dubai reports daughter is suffering in prison

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What remains unclear — It is not known what specific measures the Foreign Office is taking to ensure Brooke George’s humane treatment during her detention.

Mother of British TikToker detained in Dubai reports daughter is suffering in prison

Brooke is enduring ‘physical and mental damage (Picture: Jam Press)

The mum of a British TikTok star locked up in Dubai after ‘killing her online lover in self-defence’ has revealed how her daughter is facing ‘awful conditions’.

Brooke George, 23, has been accused of stabbing a British man, 26, to death after she flew out to meet him in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

The former John Lewis shop assistant from Gravesend claims she was repeatedly abused by him and turned a knife on him during a struggle.

Her mum, Tess, has said her daughter is ‘suffering’ in detention and enduring ‘physical and mental damage’.

She told WTX: ‘Watching your daughter go through this and being unable to bring her home is heartbreaking.

‘To everyone else, Brooke is a name in a court case. To me, she is my little girl, and I am terrified about what could happen to her.’

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Tess said it is ‘heartbreaking’ to watch her daughter suffer (Picture: Tess George)

Brooke is being kept in ‘awful conditions’ as she awaits trial

Tess added: ‘Brooke is locked up in overcrowded conditions at a police station notorious for Human Rights violations.

‘It’s appalling to continue to detain someone for so long pre-trial in such awful conditions.’

Brooke could face the death penalty if she is convicted of murdering her lover, William Treeby, from Kent.

The TikToker was arrested in June as she tried to board a flight back to Britain and charged with premeditated murder.

According to pressure group Detained in Dubai, Brooke met Treeby on Facebook and travelled to Dubai to meet him.

She claims her partner became ‘controlling and abusive’, and ‘assaulted’ her in Jumeirah Village.

The influencer claims she was punched as she begged for her passport to leave.

Brooke says she feared for her life during a struggle and stabbed him after grabbing a kitchen knife ‘within her grasp’ in self defence.

Mum Tess said: ‘We believe Brooke was trying to protect herself. I want the court to look properly at the evidence and everything that happened to her.’

‘My greatest fear is that a decision will be made about her future without her voice truly being heard.’

William Treeby was stabbed to death by Brooke, who alleges he had physically assaulted her

Brooke attended a hearing last Wednesday and remains in detention until her next court meeting on October 28.

Her family and lawyers are railing against the conditions she is being kept in while she waits for her trial.

Tess claims Brooke is unable to sleep because of constant bright lights, shining around the clock, and that she has not received sleep medication officials promised to her.

The mum is now allegedly struggling to speak with her daughter because of phone call restrictions.

Tess added: ‘Brooke is barely able to make a telephone call and it gets cut off very quickly.

‘She has now been told she is not allowed to call internationally which is just not true.

‘I haven’t been able to hug her or comfort her except with words on the phone. That part is really distressing.

She continued that Brooke is also ‘not able to exercise and is suffering physically and emotionally.’

‘I am worried about what being in prison is doing to her, what kind of physical and mental damage.’

Radha Stirling, founder of Detained in Dubai who is assisting the family, said: ‘Brooke is suffering terribly. Her family describes a young woman who is increasingly upset, unable to sleep and struggling to maintain even the briefest contact with home.

Iran strikes were terrified at the thought of spending days there, let alone months. ?She has been told she could receive medication to help her sleep, yet her mother says nothing has happened. ?These concerns need to be addressed now. Her health cannot be put on hold until the next court hearing. ?We will do everything we can to help. ?Brooke needs to know she has not been forgotten. ?Her family needs to be able to speak to her, and her worsening distress needs proper medical attention. ?Whatever the allegations, she is entitled to humane treatment while her case is heard.? In 2011, British tourist Lee Bradley Brown died at the detention centre whilst in police custody – after being arrested for a verbal altercation with a housekeeper at the luxury Burj Al Arab hotel. It was initially claimed that he died from choking on his own vomit, but a 2022 jury inquest revealed neglect and severe beatings from guards and inmates caused his death. ENDS EDITOR’S NOTE: Fair Dealing / Fair Use: In limited cases, Jam Press may distribute material under fair dealing/fair use principles for legitimate editorial reporting purposes. Jam Press accepts responsibility for licensed editorial publisher usage only. Any additional client usage, including use across owned social media channels, commercial marketing or non-editorial purposes, remains the responsibility of the client.” decoding=”async” loading=”lazy”/>
Brooke has allegedly not been able to sleep due to constant bright lights (Picture: Jam Press)

Brooke is being held at notorius Bur Dubai police station (PIcture: Google)

‘Her mother is left wondering how much worse things will become before she hears her daughter’s voice again.’

She continued: ‘Brooke remains in temporary police detention, with her family reporting constant bright lights, broken sleep and increasing distress.

‘These facilities were never designed for long term habitation.

‘Brooke needs to know she has not been forgotten. Her family needs to be able to speak to her, and her worsening distress needs proper medical attention.

‘Whatever the allegations, she is entitled to humane treatment while her case is heard.’

Tess and Ms Stirling continue to raise her case with the Foreign Office and UAE authorities.

An FCDO spokesperson said: ‘We are in contact with a British woman detained in the UAE and are supporting her family. We are in contact with the relevant authorities in the UAE and the UK.’

The UAE Embassy have been contacted for comment.

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Trump claims energy ceasefire remains in effect as Ukraine reports fresh Russian strikes

Get you up to speed: Trump insists energy ceasefire holds as Ukraine reports new Russian strikes

What remains unclear — It is uncertain how the US’s easing of sanctions on Russian diesel will impact the overall energy ceasefire and its perception among European allies.

Trump claims energy ceasefire remains in effect as Ukraine reports fresh Russian strikes

Economy|Russia-Ukraine warTrump insists energy ceasefire holds as Ukraine reports new Russian strikes

US president urges Zelenskyy, Putin to end ‘ridiculous war’ and insists the two nations have agreed to stop attacks on energy infrastructure.

Published On 13 Oct 202613 Oct 2026

United States President Donald Trump has insisted that Russia and Ukraine have agreed to stop striking each other’s energy infrastructure, as he called on both sides to end the “ridiculous” war.

Trump’s comments on Monday came even as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russian forces had struck at least six Ukrainian energy facilities since the US president declared the truce on Sunday.

“Well, they agreed,” Trump told reporters, referring to Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin. “Because I said, ‘You agree’. That’s why they agreed, because I said they agree.”

When pressed about the Russian strikes, Trump said, “Well, I’d have to look at it and see, because there’s been violations on both sides.”

The US president called the war, which began with Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, a “disaster” and claimed, without offering evidence, that at least 32,000 people had been killed this month alone.

“All I know is that Zelenskyy and Putin have to get together and end that ridiculous war,” he said.

Kyiv blindsided

Trump had blindsided Kyiv and its European allies when he announced the purported energy ceasefire on Sunday. The announcement came two days after he temporarily eased US sanctions on Russian diesel, a move that drew outrage in Europe and Ukraine.

Zelenskyy said it reversed years of Western efforts to isolate Russia’s economy and would only embolden Putin.

Lawmakers from both major parties in the United States have also said the diesel decision appears to violate US law. Several Republicans have objected that it undercuts a law Trump himself signed to tighten restrictions on Moscow.

Zelenskyy said on Monday that Ukraine supported an energy ceasefire and had carried out no attacks on Russian refineries overnight. He said Kyiv was prepared to sign “guarantees to make sure they can be trusted”.

But he said it was “increasingly evident” that Moscow would not comply.

“Today alone, the Russians have attacked 6 energy facilities in Ukraine. 33 people were wounded across the country,” Zelenskyy wrote on social media. “This is what happens when Russia sees the prospect of higher revenues for its war machine.”

Russia, however, has rejected any pause in fighting, with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov promising to press ahead with the military campaign.

“I do not think he deserves a respite,” he said of Zelenskyy. “I don’t think we’ll be buying into assurances and promises again.” Russia, he added, would continue to pursue the goals of what it calls its “special military operation” in Ukraine.

US midterms

Trump, meanwhile, has portrayed Ukraine, rather than Russia, as the main obstacle to peace. He has said that Putin is more eager on a deal than Zelenskyy, and has called on Ukrainians to vote their president out of office – an unusually harsh turn in a relationship that has been strained since Trump returned to the White House in 2025.

WTX News’s Alan Fisher, reporting from Washington, DC, said Trump has previously announced agreements between Russia and Ukraine that never materialised.

“He says he wants to protect industries in the US like farmers and ranchers, and to do that he needs the price to go down. But it seems that he thinks there’s a deal, but no one else is sure that there actually is one,” Fisher said.

The latest announcement, according to our correspondent, appeared to be driven by Trump’s desire to bring down diesel prices before the US midterm elections on November 3.

Most polls predict that Republicans will lose control of Congress as voters grow frustrated with rising prices, particularly for petrol.

An opinion survey published on October 1 by the Associated Press news agency and the University of Chicago suggested that 65 percent of US adults blame the White House for the high cost of living, especially Trump’s tariff policies and his new war against Iran.

Ukraine’s European allies, meanwhile, voiced scepticism about the energy ceasefire and approved the largest set of European Union sanctions since Russia’s 2022 invasion.

The bloc’s foreign ministers added some 1,569 people and businesses to the bloc’s sanctions list to maintain the pressure on Moscow.

“Russia will only negotiate seriously under pressure, which is why we are sticking to our sanctions against Russia,” German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said in Berlin.