Tori Towey, woman detained in Dubai over suicide attempt amid alleged domestic violence, allowed to leave UAE

An Irish woman who had been charged by authorities in the United Arab Emirates with attempting suicide and alcohol consumption has been permitted to leave the country after being detained briefly, a legal advocacy group says.

Tori Towey, 28, from Ireland's County Roscommon, had been a crew member with Emirates Airlines since April 2023, was briefly detained and had her passport confiscated and destroyed, the "Detained in Dubai" (DiD) legal group said.

DiD said Towey had been the victim of "brutal domestic violence leading to an attempt to take her own life" in Dubai.