Apparently, Lee Andrews has been arrested in Dubai — not kidnapped.
Metro said that Lee Andrews is under arrest in Dubai. His father, Peter Andrews, told the Daily Mail that he’s not been kidnapped, but he is under arrest, but didn’t know on what charge.
Evidently, neither the family nor the Dubai authorities have confirmed what Lee has been arrested for.
This, of course, contradicts earlier claims that he was missing, and Katie Price said that he vanished at the Hatta border crossing and that his location tracker went offline at 10.03 pm.
Dubai police formerly denied knowing where he was when he was thought to be missing, and both the British Foreign Office and Dubai authorities said they had no record of him being detained.
Katie Price has now stepped back and said that the police, consulate, Foreign Office and Interpol are handling it, and that she can do nothing more, and is leaving it entirely to the authorities.
This is the first report claiming he is indeed under arrest rather than missing, kidnapped, or voluntarily hiding. However, no official charge has been announced, and there has been no confirmation from Dubai authorities directly. The only reference is his father’s statement to the Daily Mail and a police source cited by the same platform.
The Metro was reporting a claim, not confirming a fact, and that difference matters.
If Lee Andrews had been arrested as a British national, it would have generally been confirmed through official channels, not via a whisper to the Mail. It rather reduces its credibility, don’t you think? Well, at least until someone official confirms it, and it seems that the media are using distancing language, such as ‘It’s been reported, it’s now been claimed, and a police source reportedly told…
This is classic tabloid terminology when the outlet cannot verify the claim.
What we do know is that he has vanished, that his tracker went offline, he was already under a travel embargo, he has a history of legal trouble in Dubai, and that authorities were looking for him.
What would count as real confirmation is a statement from Dubai police, a statement from the UAE Ministry of Interior, a statement from the British Foreign Office, a lawyer in Dubai confirming his detention, or a prison record or case number. None of these exists yet.
However, if he has been arrested, Lee Andrews is not coming home anytime soon. He will be detained for months, not days. He will remain under a travel ban even if released, and his case will move unhurriedly and quietly through the UAE system.
I then thought to myself, because Katie is married to Lee Andrews, if she could be in any danger by association. The answer is no, but she could be questioned.
There’s no indication that she’s involved in anything that she shouldn’t be. I know she doesn’t have too many brain cells, but she does have some.
All allegations link to Lee’s past behaviour, and this predates their association.
Could Katie be questioned by Dubai authorities? Yes, it is actually quite likely because she publicly reported him missing.
She filed a missing person report, contacted the British consulate, contacted the Foreign Office, involved Interpol, and received calls from police during her podcast recording. When someone is later found to be under arrest, authorities often follow up to clarify what she knew, when she last had contact, whether he said anything about leaving the country, and whether she was aware of his legal restrictions. This is routine, not accusatory.
She publicly claimed he was kidnapped, so authorities may want to understand why she believed that, whether she received threats, or whether she had information that contradicted their findings. Again, this is procedural.
She said he was trying to fly to her, and his location tracker went offline at 10:03 pm. That makes her a key witness in the timeline.
Could she face any consequences for the fake pregnancy stunt? No, it was a publicity stunt, not illegal, not connected to UAE law, and not part of any fraud case. It has no relevance to his legal situation.
Could she be questioned about his attempt to leave Dubai? Maybe because he was attempting to cross the border, under a travel ban, and had previously been imprisoned for suspected fraud.
Authorities may want to know whether she encouraged him to travel, whether she knew he was banned, or whether he told her he was leaving illegally, but again, this is witness questioning, not suspicion.
The bottom line is Katie Price is not involved in Lee’s alleged crimes, but she is almost certainly a witness, not a suspect.
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