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London court sentences Abu Dhabi royal Mahrah Al Nahyan for child neglect
Mahrah Al Nahyan, 32, who is part of Abu Dhabi’s ruling family by marriage, admitted child neglect at Southwark Crown Court after she was found unconscious on a west London street while a barefoot three-year-old in her care played near traffic.
Mahrah Al Nahyan, a 32-year-old member of Abu Dhabi’s ruling family by marriage, has been handed a two-year community order with a rehabilitation requirement after admitting one count of child neglect at Southwark Crown Court in London. She was also ordered to pay a total of £6,114 in fines and costs.
The court heard on Tuesday, October 13, that Al Nahyan was found unconscious and slumped against railings on a west London street on June 13, next to a man who was also unresponsive, while a three-year-old child in her care played barefoot near the road.
Prosecutor Rio Pahlavanpour said members of the public "noticed the child was unattended, without shoes on the street with a scooter" and stepped in because the child "seemed to be in close proximity to moving traffic." Passers-by looked after the child until police arrived.
"This is not a slaughterhouse"
When she came round, the court heard, Al Nahyan said: "This is not a slaughterhouse, why do you care so much? Why are you so worried?" Drug paraphernalia was found on her when she was searched, but no illegal substances.
Her barrister, Stephen Vullo KC, said she had not taken drugs that day but was exhausted after using cocaine in the preceding days. "She made a grave mistake that day and she knows it," he said, adding that she had shown "significant remorse and resolve to overcome her addiction."
Rehab and an £8,000 monthly allowance
The defense said she is being treated for addiction at the Priory clinic in Woking, Surrey, and plans to complete a three-month program ending later this month, then rent a property in the Guildford area, continue as a day patient and attend Narcotics Anonymous. The court also heard she receives an £8,000 monthly allowance.
Sentencing her, Mr Justice Johnson said: "But for the intervention of strangers there was a serious risk they would be seriously injured or worse. They could have run away, become lost. They could have been taken or harmed by a stranger."
Although some outlets have described her as a "princess," what was heard in court indicates she is linked to Abu Dhabi’s ruling family through marriage.
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