India, Sept. 8 -- A 23-year-old British law student, who was jailed for life in Dubai, is currently in a state of 'living hell', her mother said.

Mia O'Brien, 23, was allegedly caught with 50 grams of cocaine during her trip to the country.

The law student from Merseyside was convicted by a judge after a day-long hearing on July 25, Manchester Evening News reported.

According to her mother, Danielle McKenna, the "trial was all in Arabic", reported the news portal.

She was handed a £100,000 fine.

She has not pleaded guilty to the charge.

Her mother Danielle McKenna, 46, told the Daily Mail: "She is absolutely devastated."

"Mia feels she has destroyed her life as she wanted to be a lawyer or solicitor," the mother said.

"I spea...