Tori Towey awaiting flight back to Ireland after travel ban lifted

An Irish woman who had been banned from leaving Dubai after facing charges there is “anxiously awaiting” a flight back to Ireland, a human rights group has said.

Tori Towey (28), from Boyle, Co Roscommon, had been charged with “attempted suicide and alcohol consumption” in Dubai, a city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and had been banned from leaving the country.

The chief executive of advocacy group Detained in Dubai, Radha Stirling, confirmed on Wednesday afternoon that the charges against Ms Towey “have been officially withdrawn by Dubai police and the travel ban lifted”.

Prior to the charges being dropped, Ms Stirling had spoken to Irish media, outlining the background of the case.

Ms Stirling explained Ms Towey had moved to Dubai last year to pursue an aviation career and married a South African man who “became physically abusive to her”.

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