The son of a British grandfather tortured in a Dubai prison says Lee Andrews copied his father's ordeal to fabricate a kidnapping story. Andrews, 43, vanished in May, prompting girlfriend Katie Price to launch a public campaign claiming he was abducted. According to reports from The Daily Mail and statements from Andrews's father, he was actually held in a Dubai jail over a civil dispute, not kidnapped.

Wolfgang Douglas: A four-year torture story became Andrews's 'truth'

Wolfgang Douglas, speaking from South Kensington, directly accused Andrews of plagiarism. His father, Albert Douglas, was arrested in 2019 on fraud charges and endured four years of torture, starvation, and witnessing suicide and rape across several high-security prisons, as the source article details. Wolfgang pointed out that Andrews's claim of being hooded, bound, and taken to a 'black site' matches his father's recapture in February 2021, when Albert was "stripped and hooded" after trying to flee to Oman. "When you're living in Fantasy Island, as Lee Andrews lives in, what he needed to do was apply truth to his life," Wolfgang remarked, suggesting Andrews borrowed details from real trauma.

Katie Price's two-week search that ended in a jail cell

Katie Price had insisted Andrews was a kidnap victim, even coordinating with Interpol and the British Consulate. on her podcast, she confirmed Andrews was found alive and in Al Awir Central Prison, and that interrogators had seized his phone. She relayed that authorities initially thought Andrews was a spy, explaining the long interrogation. However,as the source article notes, official accounts show he was simply in detention for a civil matter. Price now demands a full interview upon his release, scheduled for the Monday after her podcast, contingent on payment of a four-figure sum.

The unanswered question: Who is the 'fakeest person' in a 'fake city'?

Wolfgang Douglas called Dubai a "fake city" filled with "fake people" and said Andrews is "probably the fakest of them." The source leaves many questions: What was the civil dispute that landed Andrews in jail? Why did Andrews not simply admit he was detained? Will he face charges for fabricating a kidnapping? Price said Andrews is now the "most hated man in prison" but provided no details on the four-figure sum or who paid it. This episode echoes the well-documented abuse in UAE prisons, highlighted by human rights groups, and underscores how public figures like Katie Price can amplify false narratives before facts emerge.

What the Dubai justice system really did to Albert Douglas

Albert Douglas, 63, was arrested in 2019 on chares of financial fraud.. He endured a four-year imprisonment across several high-security facilities, where he faced systematic torture, starvation, deprivation of water, and was forced to witness the rape and suicides of other inmates, according to the source. In February 2021, he was sentenced to three years in prison related to bounced cheques from his son's company, despite evidence of his personal innocence. After attempting to escape by crossing into Oman with smugglers, he was recaptured and hooded, then shuffled between Al Ain Prison, Dur Dubai police station, Al Barsha, and Al Awir Central Prison before his release in December 2023. His son Wolfgang's accusations bring fresh scrutiny to Andrews's story and the broader pattern of prisoner abuse in the UAE.