Family look to inmates

A website urging former inmates of Bur Dubai Police Station to share their experiences has been launched by the family of a British tourist who died in custody.

The family of Lee Brown, who was found dead in his cell on April 12, have set up the online portal in a bid to gather
testimonies from anyone held at the detention centre.

“We can’t begin to express the effect that Lee’s shocking death has had and the drive that we now have to ensure that the families of others do not have to endure some of the heartache and pain that we have lived through,” his family said in a statement.

Brown’s mother Doris, brother Steve and sister-in-law Susanne are campaigning for a thorough investigation in the UK into his death. They are worried Brown may have been assaulted while in custody. His body was repatriated two weeks ago and UK authorities have ordered a third independent post mortem be carried out following the two conducted by Dubai Public Prosecution and Dubai Police.

The first found no sign of physical injury while the second concluded Brown had suffered a head wound, bruising to his chin and arms and cuts to his hands.

The UAE Attorney General’s office said the head wound occurred when the tourist violently resisted arrest.

Brown was arrested at the Burj Al Arab hotel on April 6 on suspicion of assaulting a chambermaid. He died six days later. His funeral is due to be held tomorrow at the City of London Cemetery.

To visit the website, go to www.justiceforleebrown.org.

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