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UK Woman Faces Jail for Adultery in UAE

Angry hubby reports illegal affair; wife might get up to a year

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted May 26, 2009 11:29 AM CDT

(Newser) – A British woman's cheating heart might land her in the Dubai clink after her husband told on her, the Times of London reports. Adultery is illegal in the United Arab Emirates, where Sally Antia, 43, and her husband have lived for a decade. Antia confessed in a Dubai court and said she’d flown her lover in from Britain.

He denied the adultery charge. Antia’s husband is reportedly filing for divorce and seeking custody of the couple’s 11- and 13-year-old kids. Sally Antia, who faces a year in jail, “is mortified,” a source told the Sun. “Her husband has wrought the ultimate revenge. She is trying to come to terms with the fact her life and career could lie in tatters. No one here believes she would be able to cope with prison.”

A British woman is facing jail time after her husband reported her affair to officials in Dubai.
A British woman is facing jail time after her husband reported her affair to officials in Dubai.   (Shutterstock)
Sally and Vincent Antia have lived in Dubai for more than 10 years.
Sally and Vincent Antia have lived in Dubai for more than 10 years.
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COMMENTS
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sailor86
May 26, 2009 4:24 AM CDT
I thought Jesus said adultery was a sin of the heart. So I guess they should cut out her heart and give it to that Canadian gov lady to eat.
ClingingToHope
May 26, 2009 12:27 AM CDT
Islam, the religion of peace.
Guest
May 26, 2009 12:09 AM CDT
Simple lesson... Don't marry an Arab, and don't move to Arabia if you're a woman.

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