British air hostess, 23, is released from Dubai jail after two months behind bars

A British air hostess has been released from jail in Dubai after spending two months behind bars living off of bread and water.

Derrin Crawford, 23, who works for Emirates and is based in the UAE, had been out for dinner with a man and agreed to go back to his apartment when it was raided by officers who found two cannabis joints at the scene. 

Ms Crawford, who is from Liverpool, was thrown into the infamous Al-Barsha jail on June 21.

Yesterday, MP for Riverside Kim Johnson said she had spoken to Derrin’s family following her release and confirmed she had been released from prison.

Derrin Crawford, 23, who works for Emirates and is based in the UAE, has been released from prison in Dubai after spending two months behind bars

The British air hostess, 23, had been living off bread and water in a Dubai jail after being forced into a fake confession over cannabis joints

Derrin Crawford, British air hostess, 23, has been living off bread and water in a Dubai jail after being forced into a fake confession over cannabis joints

The British air hostess, 23, had been living off bread and water in a Dubai jail after being forced into a fake confession over cannabis joints

Yesterday, MP for Riverside Kim Johnson said she had spoken to Derrin's family following her release and confirmed she had been released from prison

Yesterday, MP for Riverside Kim Johnson said she had spoken to Derrin’s family following her release and confirmed she had been released from prison

Ms Johnson Tweeted: ‘Delighted to hear from the family that Derrin Crawford has been released from Dubai detention.

‘Thanks to all who supported Derrin. Looking forward to seeing her back in Liverpool.’

The MP previously revealed she had talked to Derrin’s family who said the air hostess had been fed on just bread, water and jam while in jail.

 ‘They have not been allowed to take in toiletries and food. According to family members she is existing on water, bread and jam,’ Ms Johnson said.  

Ms Crawford’s sister, Danielle, 28, told the Mail in July that police found two cannabis joints and arrested the pair.

The air hostess told relatives that she agreed to go on a date with the man, believed to be a fellow Brit and a marketing executive, from London, after meeting him on a night out

The air hostess told relatives that she agreed to go on a date with the man, believed to be a fellow Brit and a marketing executive, from London, after meeting him on a night out

Ms Crawford was held in a police station for several days before being transferred to the notorious Al Barsha jail. 

In a tearful phone call home, she told Danielle she had undergone blood tests for drugs and officers had agreed to let her go if they proved negative. 

Although the tests came in July – and proved Derrin had no drugs in her system – she was kept in jail for more than a month afterwards.

Danielle said at the tim: ‘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. 

Derrin, who lost her mother aged 11, and was raised by an aunt, moved to Dubai in September 2018 after securing a job with the airline. She was arrested on June 21 and managed to alert her family on June 25

Derrin, who lost her mother aged 11, and was raised by an aunt, moved to Dubai in September 2018 after securing a job with the airline. She was arrested on June 21 and managed to alert her family on June 25

‘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.’

Derrin, who lost her mother aged 11, and was raised by an aunt, moved to Dubai in September 2018 after securing a job with the airline. 

She was arrested on June 21 and managed to alert her family on June 25.

The air hostess told relatives that she agreed to go on a date with the man, believed to be a fellow Brit and a marketing executive, from London, after meeting him on a night out.

The Foreign Office has been approached for comment.

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