Ex-husband of UK mother detained in Dubai reported her to British police years ago

The former husband of a British woman detained in Dubai for calling his new wife a "horse" had reported her to British police for alleged harassment nearly four years ago, it has emerged.

Laleh Shahravesh, from Richmond, south-west London, potentially faces jail after she appears in court in the United Arab Emirates on Thursday over allegations she insulted Samah Al Hammadi on Facebook.