Family terrified ‘ill’ Brit air hostess, 23, will die in Dubai hell jail after cops ‘found cannabis in 1st date’s flat’
THE family of an air hostess being held in a Dubai prison are "worried for her life" after she reportedly fell ill while in custody.
Derrin Crawford was arrested last Thursday after police raided her date's apartment and found two cannabis joints.
The 23-year-old, from Liverpool, was arrested alongside the man she had only met for the first time that night.
Derrin, who works as cabin crew for Emirates airline, was told she would be released if she passed a drug test but despite testing negative on Friday, she is still being held by authorities.
Now, Derrin's family says she needs "urgent medical assistance" after developing septic tonsillitis over the weekend.
Radha Stirling, CEO of Detained In Dubai, has stated on Twitter that her legal team and working to help Derrin and her family.
Detained In Dubai is a company that works to help people arrested abroad.
Speaking out on Twitter about the situation, Ms Stirling said: "Derrin Crawford's family are extremely concerned for her health. Derrin suffers from tonsillitis which can cause her airways to close. Derrin's condition can escalate to septic (life-threatening) if left. Please arrange medical urgently."
Later she added: "Our legal team attending @ DUBAIPOLICEHQ for #DerrinCrawford who has been @detainedindubai since Thursday & is in need of urgent medical care for septic tonsilitis. Family VERY worried for her life."
Her sister Danielle, 28, said how Derrin, who lost her mother aged 11, moved to Dubai in September 2018 after securing a dream job with Emirates.
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Danielle said: "She is innocent, she was just in the wrong place at the wrong time.
"The police have been trying to interrogate her, but she doesn't even know this guy.
"When she was arrested the police took her phone, she managed to call me a few days later when she was being transferred to jail.
"At first I couldn't understand what she was saying because she was just crying and crying. She didn't eat or sleep for days.
"She doesn't drink or smoke and has a good job with Emirates, so it is a shame she has got caught up in all this. She's only 23 and is just so scared."
Officers in Dubai reportedly agreed to let Derrin go if she tested negative for drugs. She is said to have passed the test but is still being held.
