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A 19-year-old man has been charged in connection with a crash which caused the death of a teenager who was jailed in Dubai for having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old girl.

The Metropolitan Police confirmed that 19-year-old Marcus Fakana, from Tottenham, north London, died in hospital in the early hours of Friday after police tried to stop a vehicle.

The force said its officers were attempting to stop a “vehicle of interest” in Pretoria Road, and police temporarily lost sight of the vehicle. Officers then drove in to The Roundway and found the vehicle had been involved a crash with another vehicle.

A Met spokesman told the Mirror : “Police were on patrol at around 00:52hrs when they attempted to stop a vehicle of interest on Pretoria Road, N18.

“After pursui

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