A British mother jailed in Dubai for adultery has been released from prison, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office confirmed today.
Marnie Pearce, 40, from Bracknell, Berkshire, was sentenced to three months in prison after a Dubai court found she had cheated on her Egyptian ex-husband, Ihab El Labban. She was held in the women's section of Dubai Central Jail since February.
Pearce, a supply teacher, lost custody of her sons, Laith, eight, and Ziad, four, last month. Her deportation, which was expected upon release, has been postponed while she fights to regain custody of her children.
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She launched two appeals against her conviction, both of which were unsuccessful.
