British law student, 24, found with £2,500 of cocaine at Dubai party is freed in time for Christmas family reunion after being jailed for 25 years
A British law student sentenced to 25 years in a 'hellhole' Dubai prison over an alleged 'single line of cocaine' was freed in time for Christmas. Entitled 'She's Home', Ms Mckenna said in the clip: 'Home where she belongs. Friends congratulated Ms McKenna on the news with one saying: 'What an Xmas present - your daughter coming home.' A cellmate - a mother and fellow Briton - previously said that Ms O'Brien had apparently told her she had only used 'one line of cocaine'. Ms McKenna appealed for financial support via Facebook and GiveSendGo after GoFundMe removed her page, launched in September, for breaching its 'community guidelines'.
Source: Daily Mail December 28, 2025 23:58 UTC
