A driver has pleaded guilty to causing the death of a British teenager who had recently been released from a Dubai prison. Marwaan Mohamed Huseen, 20, admitted causing the death of Marcus Fakana, 19, by dangerous driving in north London.
The crash occurred in the early hours of 3 October last year in Tottenham. Huseen was attempting to evade Metropolitan police officers when he crashed a BMW into a lorry. Fakana, a passenger in the BMW, died at the scene. Another passenger was seriously injured.
At Wood Green Crown Court on Friday, Huseen also pleaded guilty to causing serious injury by dangerous driving. He admitted being uninsured and unlicensed at the time. The court heard that police had attempted to stop the vehicle on Pretoria Road, and after a short pursuit, officers lost sight of the car before discovering the crash on The Roundway.
Fakana had been freed from a Dubai prison just three months earlier, after serving about a year for having sex with a 17-year-old girl. He was granted a royal pardon by Dubai's ruler, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum. Huseen, from Tottenham, has been in custody since the crash and was remanded by Judge Emma Deacon KC. A sentencing date will be set on 27 February.
