4 h. ago Inside Mia O'Brien's 'living hell' as Brit student, 23, jailed for life in Dubai

As Mia O'Brien is handed a life sentence in Dubai, the Mirror takes a look at everything we know so far about the British student, including her heartbroken mum's statement

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4 h. ago Brit Mia O'Brien's Dubai prison hell future revealed in jail accused of torture

Mia O'Brien, a British university sudent slapped with a whole life sentence in Dubai, is reported to be inside a hellhole prison alleged to have previously carried out torture

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8 h. ago British law student jailed in Dubai for 25 years 'was caught with cocaine'

Mia O'Brien, 23, has been sentenced to 25 years behind bars following a one-day hearing after she was caught with 50 grams of the Class drug last October, with an estimated street value of around £2,5000.

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8 h. ago British law student was jailed in Dubai for 25 years after being caught with 50 grams of cocaine

Mia O'Brien, 23, of Huyton, Merseyside, pleaded not guilty to drug offences in court but was convicted by a judge after just a day-long hearing on July 25.

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9 h. ago Brit student Mia O'Brien in 'hellhole' Dubai jail was caught with 50g of cocaine

Mia O'Brien was arrested in the Middle East in October and pleaded not guilty to drug offences in court, but was convicted by a judge after just a day-long hearing on July 25

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9 h. ago Brit student Mia O'Brien jailed for life in Dubai was caught with cocaine, says mum

Law student Mia O'Brien has been given a life sentence after being caught with 50 grams of cocaine in the Middle East in October, according to her mum

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12 h. ago Mum of British law student jailed for life in Dubai makes damning three

Mia O'Brien, 23, has been banged up in Dubai's central prison after her mum admits she made a "very stupid mistake".

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12 h. ago Inside Dubai's 'Alcatraz' jail where Brit law student faces life sentence

Liverpool native Mia O'Brien, 23, is believed to be being held in the notorious Al-Awir prison in central Dubai, which has faced horror accusations of abuse and the torture of inmates

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12 h. ago Fundraising appeal for British woman, 23, jailed for life in Dubai is taken down for violating guidelines

Mia O'Brien, 23, from Huyton, Liverpool, made a 'very stupid mistake' and is now being held in the city's central prison, her mother revealed.

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14 h. ago Dubai jailed Brit's mum in damning three word take over daughter's imprisonment

Mia O'Brien, 23, from Liverpool, is being held in Dubai's central prison with her desperate mum saying that the law student "has never done a bad thing in her life"

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26 h. ago Brit woman, 23, jailed for life in Dubai after 'mistake' sees fundraiser REMOVED

There is fresh agony for the mum of a young British woman jailed for life in Dubai after her hopes of raising money via a GoFundMe to fight her sentence were dashed

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27 h. ago British student jailed for life after making 'a very stupid mistake' in Dubai

The Foreign Office have said they are supporting the family

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33 h. ago British woman, 23, is jailed for life in Dubai after making a 'very stupid mistake' says her devastated mother as she appeals for help

Mia O'Brien, 23, from Huyton, Liverpool, 'made a very stupid mistake', according to her mother, who has launched a heartfelt plea on a fundraising site for help with travel and legal fees.

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33 h. ago British woman, 23, jailed for life in Dubai after making ‘very stupid mistake’

Mia O’Brien got ‘mixed up’ with the wrong crowd and ‘is now paying the price’, her mother claimed

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36 h. ago Brit woman, 23, jailed for life in Dubai after 'very stupid mistake' says horrified mum

A young Brit has been handed a life sentence in Dubai after she made a 'stupid mistake', according to her mother, who has been trying to raise funds for legal fees

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37 h. ago British woman, 23, is jailed for life in Dubai after making one 'very stupid mistake' says her devastated mother as she appeals for help

Mia O'Brien, 23, from Huyton, Liverpool, 'made a very stupid mistake', according to her mother, who has launched a heartfelt plea on a fundraising site for help with travel and legal fees.

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38 h. ago British law student, 23, is jailed for life in Dubai after making one 'very stupid mistake' says her devastated mother as she appeals for help

Mia O'Brien, 23, from Huyton, Liverpool, 'made a very stupid mistake', according to her mother, who has launched a heartfelt plea on a fundraising site for help with travel and legal fees.

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3 w. ago Josef Fritzl lawyer wants him freed from jail for 'social training' and coffee

The Lawyer for the twisted rapist father who imprisoned his own daughter for more than two decades has asked Austrian authorities for the fiend to be allowed out

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last month Austrian rapist Josef Fritzl case led Tory leader to ‘reject God’

Kemi Badenoch said reports that Fritzl had imprisoned and repeatedly raped his daughter led her to losing her faith.

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