Dubai: Questions and a British backlash are mounting over the death of British tourist Lee Bradley Brown in Dubai.
The 39-year-old English holiday-maker died in Bur Dubai police station on April 12 after he was arrested at Burj Al Arab Hotel on April 6. British media and family members allege that he was beaten to death in police custody but Dubai Attorney-General Essam Al Humaidan strongly denied this saying Brown died after he choked on his own vomit. But an investigation was ongoing, he added.
However, nine days after his death, several key questions on Brown's journey from Britain to Burj Al Arab to Bur Dubai police station remain unanswered.
The questions raised by Brown's family members include:
When did he arrive in Dubai?What was the purpose of his visit? His family members say they were not aware about his travel plans.Who booked and paid for the hotel stay? The family is questioning how Brown, a self-employed maintenance worker from Ilford in Essex, could afford to stay in a Dh6,000-a-night hotel and expressed surprise to hear he was even on holiday in Dubai. Some reports claimed Brown was invited by a "mystery woman".What was at the centre of the argument between Brown and the Nepalese chambermaid?Dubai Prosecution has said Brown attacked her as she went to "a" room for housekeeping. But the prosecution statement does not categorically state that it was Brown's room. It was also not clear what prompted Brown to attack her. The hotel chambermaid told prosecutors she went to a room on the upper floor to clean when she saw Brown who suddenly yelled and cursed her. He then grabbed her by the neck, pushed her out of the room, and then tried to throw her off the balcony, the statement said.
In response to these specific questions mailed to Burj Al Arab, the hotel management replied: "We are aware of this issue and understand it is being handled by the relevant authorities; we therefore have no further comment. For privacy reasons, it is our policy not to disclose any details or information about guests who stay in our hotels or about our colleagues who work in them."
No comment from Dubai Prosecution or Dubai Police was available.
Seeking answers to these, his family made a flying trip to Dubai this week, flanked by top human rights lawyers Louise Christian and Katherine Craig.
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