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Abu Dhabi Royal Sentenced in UK After Passing Out in Public Near Barefoot Child
The judge said strangers intervened after the child was left unattended near traffic, and Al Nahyan was fined £5,000 and ordered to pay £1,000 in costs.
On Tuesday, Emirati royal Mahrah Al Nahyan admitted to child neglect at Southwark Crown Court after being found unconscious on a London street in June with a barefoot three-year-old child nearby.
Passersby intervened to protect the child from traffic after Al Nahyan remained unresponsive for around 30 minutes following a reported cocaine binge in previous days.
When she eventually awoke, Al Nahyan reportedly yelled, "This is not a slaughterhouse, why do you care so much?" Police discovered drug paraphernalia in her possession, though no illicit substances were found.
Justice Johnson KC sentenced Al Nahyan to a two-year community order requiring rehabilitation and fined her $11,500, citing the grave risk the child faced without intervention from strangers.
Al Nahyan is undergoing treatment at the Priory centre in Woking, Surrey, and her lawyer, Stephen Vullo, stated she has shown "significant remorse and resolve to overcome her addiction.
Mahrah Al Nahyan, a member of Abu Dhabi's royal family, was found unconscious on a street in London after taking drugs. The 32-year-old woman was at that time dealing with a three-year-old child. The news is reported by the Daily Mail. According to what emerged in the [...] The article "Mahrah Al Nahyan after taking drugs passed out on a busy street in London": Daily Mail news about Abu Dhabi's royal family member comes from The Daily Fact.