Lost consciousness after using cocaine... left three-year-old child unattended
Admitted to child neglect... fined about 10 million won

A woman found unconscious on a street in London, England, has been identified as a member of Abu Dhabi's royal family in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). She had used cocaine before the incident and was convicted of leaving a three-year-old child who was with her unattended.


Last June, 32-year-old Mahra Al Nahyan was found unconscious on a street in London. The Crown Prosecution Service.

Last June, 32-year-old Mahra Al Nahyan was found unconscious on a street in London. The Crown Prosecution Service.

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According to the U.S. newspaper The New York Post and the British newspaper The Times on October 14, Mahra Al Nahyan, 32, who became a member of Abu Dhabi's royal family through marriage, was found last June collapsed and barefoot against a railing on a street in west London.


Video filmed by a passerby showed a man lying on his back next to Al Nahyan, unconscious. Nearby, a barefoot young child was playing close to a road with cars passing by.


Members of the public stayed at the scene until police arrived. The relationship between the three-year-old child and Al Nahyan was not disclosed.


At a sentencing hearing at Southwark Crown Court in London on October 13, the court heard that Al Nahyan had used cocaine for several days before the incident and was unable to respond to questions for 30 minutes after police arrived.


When she eventually spoke, she reportedly raised her voice at police, saying, "This isn't a slaughterhouse, so why are you making such a fuss? Why are you so worried?"


Local police said they searched Al Nahyan and found drug paraphernalia, but no illegal drugs.


Al Nahyan's lawyer, Stephen Bullo, said she had admitted one count of child neglect and was receiving treatment for drug addiction at a rehabilitation facility following the incident. "She plans to complete all stages of a three-month rehabilitation program, which ends later this month," Bullo said.


He added that after completing the program, she plans to rent a home near the rehabilitation facility, continue outpatient treatment, and attend recovery meetings for people with drug addiction.


"She made a serious mistake that day, and she knows it," Bullo said.


The court ordered Al Nahyan to undergo community-based rehabilitation for two years. The total amount imposed, including fines and other charges, was about $8,000 (10.77 million won).



The assets of Abu Dhabi's royal family, one of the world's wealthiest royal families, are estimated at about $300 billion (about 404 trillion won). The hearing also disclosed that she receives a monthly living allowance of more than $10,500 (1.414 million won).


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