Death in Dubai

#DubaiPortaPotty

When the mysterious death of a beautiful 23-year-old Ugandan woman in Dubai goes viral, she becomes the face of the disturbing #DubaiPortaPotty. 

With over 450 million views on TikTok, the hashtag contains parodies and speculative exposés of women suspected of being “Dubai porta potties” – the internet term for supposedly money-hungry influencers willingly getting defecated on to fund lavish lifestyles.

Our documentary and podcast investigation reveals that behind these disturbing online rumours lies an even darker reality.

A co-production between investigative unit BBC Eye and Thread Studios, the film has been translated into four languages, while the 6 part podcast was published around the globe as part of World of Secrets.

Watch here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/n12t256jg/eye-investigations-death-in-dubai

Listen here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w27vqsjt

Reported by: Runako Celina

Producers: Runako Celina, Ruth Evans, Bondo

Composer: Huw Jones

Director: Jamie Welham

Editor: Bettina Waked

Executive Producers: Milène Larsson and Mauricio Gris

Head of Production: Alex Farquharson