{"id":97698,"date":"2025-06-13T19:25:53","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T15:25:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/?p=97698"},"modified":"2025-06-13T19:25:53","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T15:25:53","slug":"a-dubai-resident-collapsed-after-chasing-down-a-phone-thief-in-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/news\/a-dubai-resident-collapsed-after-chasing-down-a-phone-thief-in-london\/","title":{"rendered":"A Dubai Resident Collapsed After Chasing Down A Phone Thief In London"},"content":{"rendered":"

What was meant to be a regular day turned traumatic for Dubai-based blogger Shayma Sabry. In a split second, a biker snatched her phone, sending her into a panic-fueled chase that ended in collapse.<\/p>\n

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A moment that changed everything<\/h2>\n

Shayma had just stepped out of an Uber in London when a man on a bike snatched her phone from her hand and sped off. Instinctively, she ran after him through the street, overwhelmed by shock and adrenaline. But the chase took a serious toll \u2014 Shayma collapsed and passed out. According to her, everything happened so fast that she couldn\u2019t even get a good look at the thief, who was wearing a balaclava.<\/p>\n

Thankfully, bystanders stepped in to help. She later filed a report. Though she\u2019s now safe, Shayma describes the situation as \u201ctraumatizing\u201d \u2014 one that could happen to anyone, anywhere.<\/p>\n

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