Hana, 21, ( pic) dramatic escape after over a decade in Jeddah
It was the moment Hana Basrawi had dreamt about for more than 11 years… and at first she was so nervous she could barely speak.
Then with the simple words “Hello mum” she knew her ordeal was finally over. At last Hana, 21, was finally face to face with the woman who had been in her thoughts every day since she was taken from her home in Britain as a 10-year-old.
Her domineering and controlling father Zuhair had taken her at the height of a bitter custody battle with her mother Suzanne and flown her to live 3,000 miles away in Saudi Arabia.
It was the moment Hana Basrawi had dreamt about for more than 11 years… and at first she was so nervous she could barely speak.
Then with the simple words “Hello mum” she knew her ordeal was finally over. At last Hana, 21, was finally face to face with the woman who had been in her thoughts every day since she was taken from her home in Britain as a 10-year-old.
Her domineering and controlling father Zuhair had taken her at the height of a bitter custody battle with her mother Suzanne and flown her to live 3,000 miles away in Saudi Arabia.