A British
schoolboy has fallen
mysteriously to his death from the eleventh floor of a building site after a
night out in Dubai.
Although it is unclear where he had obtained alcohol as the legal drinking age in Dubai is 21 and strict Muslim law means it is only available in hotels.
Harry Harling, 15, had
been drinking at a party into the early hours of Saturday morning before
becoming separated from his friends.
Police are still trying
to work out how the rugby-mad year 11 pupil had ended up on the balcony
overlooking the construction area in the city but are not treating his death as
suspicious.
Harry, who had been
living with his ex-pat family in the United Arab Emirates for nine years, left
a cryptic trail of tweets in the hours leading up to his death.
In one he wrote: 'Beers
and tanning with the lads justwhatIneed.'
But later he wrote:
'F*** the system.'
CID chief Major General
Khalil al Mansouri confirmed he had left a party where he had been drinking
Although it is unclear where he had obtained alcohol as the legal drinking age in Dubai is 21 and strict Muslim law means it is only available in hotels.
Friends have been trying
to come to terms with Harry's death.
One of Harry's
distraught friends, Harry Francis, wrote on Facebook: 'Mate I'm so sorry, I
should of never left you alone on Friday. I should of stayed with you till you
got a taxi.
'I hope you can find it in your heart to forgive me.'
Another, James Ozden,
added: 'Everyone is thinking of ways they could have changed the outcome but
it's not fair for you to blame yourself.'
Harry lived with his
mother Beverly, 46, father Nicholus, 49, and 19-year-old sister Rebecca. The
family moved to the UAE from Woking in Surrey.
He went to
school at Jumeirah College in the UAE. Head teacher Fiona Cottam said
counselling was available to distraught staff and pupils.
A Foreign Office
spokesman said: 'We are aware of the death of a British national in
Dubai. We are providing consular assistance.'
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