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Emirati royal passed out on busy west London street with three-year-old child after cocaine binge

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Charters, C. (2026, October 14). Emirati royal passed out on busy west London street with three-year-old child after cocaine binge. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16208145/Emirati-royal-passed-busy-west-London-street-three-year-old-child-cocaine-binge.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-10-14 · by Cameron Charters

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Mahrah Al Nahyan, 32, an Emirati royal, was found unconscious on a London street in June after taking cocaine, leaving her three-year-old child unattended near busy traffic. She admitted to neglecting the child and now faces a two-year community order with rehabilitation requirements and a £5,000 fine. The incident occurred as Al Nahyan underwent drug addiction treatment at the Priory centre in Woking since July.
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Mahrah Al Nahyan, 32, a member of the Abu Dhabi royal family through marriage, was found unconscious on a busy London street on June 13, 2026, while she was supposed to be looking after a three-year-old child. She had been taking cocaine and was discovered lying next to an unconscious man with her belongings scattered nearby. The toddler, who was unshod and playing dangerously close to traffic with toys like a scooter, was taken care of by passersby until the police arrived.

Al Nahyan remained unresponsive for about 30 minutes before awakening and responding erratically, saying, "This is not a slaughterhouse; why do you care so much?" She admitted one charge of child neglect at Southwark Crown Court. Her defense attorney, Stephen Vullo KC, argued she had been undergoing drug addiction treatment since entering the Priory centre in Woking, Surrey, and claimed she was merely tired on that day.

The court heard that Al Nahyan had arranged an Airbnb in Kensington, London, for her weekend, which cost around £200 a night. She is now completing a three-month drug rehabilitation program set to end by the month's end, according to her attorney.

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Cameron Charters
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Topics

Abu Dhabi London Southwark Crown Court Surrey Woking

Subjects

Al Nahyan PERSON · 7× Abu Dhabi GPE · 2× London GPE · 2× Mahrah Al Nahyan PERSON · 2× Rio Pahlavanpour PERSON · 1× Southwark Crown Court ORG · 1× Stephen Vullo PERSON · 1× Surrey GPE · 1× Times ORG · 1× Woking GPE · 1×

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Rio Pahlavanpour, prosecuting, said the passersby: 'noticed the child was unattended, without shoes on the street with a scooter and members of the public intervened as he seemed to be in close proximity to moving traffic.'
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🔮 The immediate future is she intends to complete all of the steps of a three-month programme which will come to an end at the end of this month,' he said.

Claims (27 extracted, 2 hedged)

A member of the Abu Dhabi royal family was discovered collapsed on a street after a drugs binge while she was looking after a three-year-old child, a court heard. asserted
court → discover → child
Mahrah Al Nahyan, 32, was taking cocaine days before she was found lying on railings close to an unconscious man while a barefooted toddler played by a busy road. asserted
toddler → take → road
The young child was looked after by members of the public until the police arrived in west London but Al Nahyan remained unresponsive for 30 minutes. asserted
Nahyan → look → minutes
When she awoke she is said to have responded erratically yelling: 'This is not a slaughterhouse, why do you care so much? Why are you so worried?' asserted
you → awake → ?
Al Nahyan admitted one charge of child neglect at Southwark Crown Court yesterday. asserted
Nahyan → admit → Court
The court heard she is undergoing drug addiction treatment at the Priory centre in Woking, Surrey, since the incident in June. asserted
she → hear → June
One of the members of public took a video which showed Al Nahyan lying on the pavement next to children's toys including a scooter and plane. asserted
Nahyan → take → scooter
Al Nahyan is a member of the ruling royal family in Abu Dhabi through marriage. asserted
Nahyan → rule → marriage
Mahrah Al Nahyan at Southwark Crown Court where she admitted a count of child neglect asserted
she → admit → neglect
The ruling family is one of the richest and most powerful in the world. asserted
family → rule → world
It is estimated to be worth more than £250billion and holds influence in global investments and oil reserves. asserted
It → estimate → investments
Rio Pahlavanpour, prosecuting, said the passersby: 'noticed the child was unattended, without shoes on the street with a scooter and members of the public intervened as he seemed to be in close proximity to moving traffic.' asserted
he → prosecute → traffic
'Upon being woken she said "this is not a slaughterhouse, why do you care so much? asserted
you → wake → ?
' When police officers searched her they found drugs paraphernalia but no illicit substances, The Times reported. asserted
Times → search → paraphernalia
Stephen Vullo KC defending said Al Nahyan has stopped using drugs since entering the Priory in July and showed 'significant remorse and resolve to overcome her addiction'. asserted
Nahyan → defend → addiction
He added that his client had not taken any drugs on the day of the offence but was very tired having taken cocaine beforehand. ' asserted
client → add → cocaine
The immediate future is she intends to complete all of the steps of a three-month programme which will come to an end at the end of this month,' he said. asserted
he → intend → month
'Her plan after that is to rent a property in the Guildford area and become a day patient there, where she will attend Narcotics Anonymous. asserted
she → rent → Anonymous
Al Nahyan was found passed out on the street by concerned members of the public in June Near her a man was also discovered sprawled out next to railings and a bin in west London ' asserted
man → find → London
She made a grave mistake that day and she knows it. asserted
she → make → it
Mr Justice Johnson KC sentenced Al Nahyan to a two-year community order with a rehabilitation requirement. asserted
KC → sentence → requirement
The judge also fined her £5,000 and ordered her to pay costs of £1,000 after hearing she has an allowance of £8,000 a month. asserted
she → fin → 8,000
He said:'By leaving [the child] to play barefoot in the street while under the influence of drugs, you showed a recklessness and disregard for [the child’s] safety. asserted
you → said:'By → safety
On one occasion they ran towards the road while chasing a piece of paper until a member of the public contained [the child]. asserted
member → run → child
'But for the intervention of strangers there was a serious risk they would be seriously injured or worse. asserted
they → be → strangers
They could have run away, become lost. uncertain
They → run → ?
They could have been taken or harmed by a stranger and could have become distressed seeing you and your friend unconscious in the street.' uncertain
you → take → street
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