Brit, 23, facing death by firing squad in Dubai blocked from seeing lawyer after 'distressing ordeal’

The 23-year-old British woman who is facing death by firing squad in Dubai has still not spoken to a lawyer five days after her arrest, a human rights group has said.

Brooke George, from Gravesend, Kent, was taken into custody on Monday (22 June) and has been charged with the murder of a man who she got into a relationship with after they met online.

She is currently being held at the notorious Bur Dubai Police Station where she is being quizzed by cops - but the TikToker has still not had access to legal advice, or a translator.

George previously travelled to Dubai - a city in the United Arab Emirates which is renowned for its strict legal system and harsh punishments - to meet a man who she met on Facebook.

She had the 'time of her life' during her first trip, according to campaign group Detained in Dubai, but claims the 26-year-old she was dating then became 'increasingly controlling and abusive' when she later returned.

The former John Lewis employee alleged that he assaulted her after a night out in Jumeirah Village, prompting her to arrange a flight back to the UK.

George, 23, claims she was forced to strip naked in front of male officers at the Bur Dubai Police Station (Detained in Dubai)

When she returned to the apartment to collect her passport, George claims that she was 'punched hard in the face and attacked', leaving her 'fearing for her life'.

She picked up a kitchen knife during the frenzy and 'acted in self defence', Detained in Dubai said.

The 'bruised and battered' Brit then attempted to leave the UAE before she was stopped at the airport and arrested, before subsequently being charged with premeditated murder.

If convicted, she could be executed and may be forced to face the firing squad.

Detained in Dubai, who have been assisting George since she was apprehended by authorities, said it 'cannot overstate' their concern for the young woman.

The chief executive of the organisation, Radha Stirling, has warned that each day that the 23-year-old goes without speaking to a lawyer 'places her at an even greater disadvantage'.

'Every day that passes places her at an even greater disadvantage'

She told The Sun that George's case was 'deeply personal' to her, explaining: "Knowing Brooke is facing a charge that carries the death penalty, I cannot overstate how concerned I am for her.

"Brooke is just 23-years-old. Only days ago she experienced what she describes as a terrifying and traumatic ordeal.

"Instead of receiving the legal and psychological support that would ordinarily be available to a young woman claiming she acted in self defence after alleged abuse, she remains without proper access to legal representation.

"Every day that passes places her at an even greater disadvantage."

Detained in Dubai alleged that George was forced to strip naked in front of male officers at the Bur Dubai Police Station, which she described as a 'deeply humiliating and distressing' experience.

"She has received little explanation of the proceedings due to the language barrier," it said. "She has been deprived of access to her embassy and forced to make statements in the absence of a lawyer."

She was arrested for the alleged murder of 26-year-old man on 22 June (Detained in Dubai)

Stirling pointed out that George's case had similarities to that of Tori Towey, an Irish woman who was charged with with 'attempting suicide' and banned from leaving Dubai after being the victim of an alleged attack.

Towey was later allowed to return home - but Stirling says that the world 'need to stop being in denial about the risks women face when they become entangled in the UAE’s criminal justice system'.

"We’ve seen it with Tori Towey and many other women before her," she went on.

"Time and again, women who report abuse or say they acted to protect themselves find themselves facing an uphill battle within a system that often fails to recognise the realities of coercion and domestic violence."

Stirling explained that the length of the legal process is 'traumatic in its own right', while imprisonment in Dubai's harsh prisons also leaves lasting 'psychological trauma'.

"That is why it is so important that Brooke receives immediate access to a lawyer, appropriate support and a fair, transparent process from the very beginning," Stirling said.

A spokesman for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said previously of George's case: "We are supporting a British national detained in the UAE and are in contact with the local authorities and the family."