Royal family member found collapsed on street of London with toddler, 3, after binging on drugs

A member of a royal family was found collapsed on the street of west London after indulging in a drugs binge while looking after a three-year-old, a court has heard. 

Mahrah Al Nahyan, 32, was found lying on railings close to an unconscious man while the child in her care was playing near a busy road. 
 

The member of the Abu Dhabi royal family had been taking cocaine days before being found on the street, a court was told. 

Police said it took her 30 minutes to regain consciousness after a member of the public alerted them to the incident. 

After finally coming around she reportedly yelled: “This is not a slaughterhouse, why do you care so much? Why are you so worried.” 

She admitted to one charge of child neglect at Southwark Crown Court on Tuesday, October 13. 

Al Nahyan has been undergoing drug addiction treatment at the Priory centre in Woking, Surrey, since the incident occurred in June, the court heard. 

During the incident a member of the public took a video showing the woman on the pavement sitting next to children’s toys. 

She is a member of the Abu Dhabi royal family by marriage. 

Rio Pahlavanpour, prosecuting, said: "Noticed the child was unattended, without shoes on the street with a scooter and members of the public intervened as he seemed to be in close proximity to moving traffic. Upon being woken she said 'this is not a slaughterhouse, why do you care so much? Why are you so worried?'" 

During the incident, officers searching Al Nahyan found drugs paraphernalia but no illicit substances, The Times reported. 

Stephen Vullo, defending, claimed his client had stopped using drugs since entering the Priory in July. He said she has shown "significant remorse and resolve to overcome her addiction". 

He said his client had not taken any drugs on the day of the offence but was very tired having taken cocaine beforehand. 

The judge, Mr Justice Johnson, sentenced Al Nahyan to a two-year community order with a rehabilitation requirement. She was handed a £5,000 fine and ordered to pay legal costs of £1,000 after the court heard she has an allowance of £8,000 a month. 

The judge said said: “By leaving [the child] to play barefoot in the street while under the influence of drugs, you showed a recklessness and disregard for [the child’s] safety. 

“On one occasion they ran towards the road while chasing a piece of paper until a member of the public contained [the child]. 

But for the intervention of strangers there was a serious risk they would be seriously injured or worse. They could have run away, become lost. 

“They could have been taken or harmed by a stranger and could have become distressed seeing you and your friend unconscious in the street.”