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The criminal trial of 23-year-old British TikTok influencer Brooke George, who faces capital punishment by firing squad or life imprisonment over the fatal stabbing of her Medway partner Bill Treeby in the United Arab Emirates, has been formally adjourned until 7 October. George, a former John Lewis department store employee from Gravesend, Kent, remains held in custody in Dubai after her trial commenced earlier this month. The procedural adjournment was granted to allow the court to hear from remaining prosecution witnesses following intense submissions by the defence highlighting substantial discrepancies among witness testimonies, several of whom have already departed the Gulf state.
Daily Dazzling Dawn learned that the deceased, identified as 26-year-old Medway resident Bill Treeby who suffered fatal knife wounds on 21 June before George was arrested in the early hours of 22 June, was allegedly living in Dubai under the false identity Kaspars Aglitis. Official Dubai Public Prosecution investigation dossiers state that Treeby was actively wanted by British authorities to face trial in the United Kingdom in connection with an alleged Kent cocaine conspiracy.
The events culminating in the fatal encounter developed after an evening out at Caffreys Bar in Dubai's Jumeirah Village. George’s defence representatives state that Treeby became heavily intoxicated, initiated a physical assault on her inside their car, and continued the violent attack once they returned to their apartment. George admits to stabbing Treeby but insists she acted strictly in self-defence, grabbing an accessible kitchen knife when she feared for her life after being subjected to repeated punches that left her with severe facial bruising and a badly swollen eye.
Radha Stirling, chief executive of the London-based human rights advocacy organisation Detained in Dubai, which is providing legal assistance to George and her family, confirmed that the accused remains in detention pending the October hearing. During preliminary proceedings, George's defence petitioned the trial judge to summon all witnesses who provided evidence against her, citing gross contradictions between their statements and noting that multiple prosecution witnesses have left the United Arab Emirates. The defence has also demanded that the forensic medical examiner who conducted Treeby’s post-mortem examination appear before the court to resolve unanswered medical and forensic questions.
Speaking to Daily Dazzling Dawn, campaigners raised serious concerns over due process, human rights, and the treatment of British nationals detained overseas. Following her arrest, George was held at Bur Dubai Police Station where she alleged she was forced to strip naked in front of male officers without a female officer present, an ordeal she described as deeply humiliating and distressing. Advocacy representatives noted that she was initially denied immediate access to British consular assistance and was required to provide statements without legal representation present. Her mother, Thereza George, recounted that when she spoke to her daughter directly after the incident, the young woman was weeping uncontrollably in sheer terror, desperately seeking a way home with her eye swollen shut.
The couple had originally met through Facebook, with George describing an initial week-long holiday to Dubai as wonderful, during which Treeby arranged a professional bikini photography shoot for her. However, family members and legal advocates noted that Treeby’s behaviour changed abruptly during her second visit, marked by coercive control, booking her only a one-way ticket, physically assaulting her, and withholding her British passport to prevent her from returning home to England.
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in London confirmed it remains in touch with George, is actively supporting her family, and maintains contact with local authorities in Dubai. As legal proceedings pause ahead of the 7 October session, the defence continues to urge the judicial panel to treat the case as domestic violence rather than premeditated murder, asserting that untested statements must not be accepted while a young British woman’s life hangs in the balance.
