Flight Stewardess Stranded in Dubai, Charged With Suicide Attempt

Diplomatic pressure led to the promise of legal representation for Tori Towey, an air hostess who became drunk and suicidal after reportedly enduring marital violence and who was stranded in Dubai. 

Towey, a resident of Boyle, County Roscommon, and an employee of Emirates Airlines in the United Arab Emirates, was the victim of a home invasion. Her ability to leave the state has been revoked. 

Following diplomatic efforts by Ireland, the CEO of the legal firm Detained in Dubai said that the Dubai authorities have volunteered to give Tori Towey a lawyer.

According to a representative from the organization, Tori’s South African husband attacked her with a knife, struck her many times, and then tried to smash her arm into the bathroom door in an attempt to break it. She suffered severe injuries and bruises and attempted suicide after the incident. 

Still, a Dubai court has taken her into custody and is now trying to prosecute her for drunk driving and suicidal ideation. Due to the blocking of her passport, she is unable to depart the nation and return to her home in Ireland.

The CEO of Detained in Dubai, Radha Stirling, has pleaded with the Dubai authorities to immediately dismiss Tori’s charges, lift her travel ban, and allow her and her mother to return to Ireland. She faces a lengthy prison term at a penitentiary notorious for “human rights abuses and torture,” according to the DiD.

On Tuesday afternoon, Sinn Fein president Mary Lou McDonald brought up Ms. Towey’s issue in the Irish Parliament, and Irish premier Simon Harris has stated his intention to intercede in the ‘appalling’ situation. He expressed his gratitude to Ms. McDonald for alerting him to the matter and promised to collaborate with the deputy in order to assist an Irish person who was caught up in what must have been the most terrible of situations.

The Department of Foreign Affairs has confirmed knowledge of the situation and sent a consular to help. According to Tori’s aunt, Ann Flynn, who is trying her utmost, the whole family is under a great deal of stress.