Lee Brown was born in
East London on 18 June 1971. He was the third of four children to Doris and Vic Brown. After his family moved to
Devon, he went to Kingsteignton Secondary School in
Newton Abbot. He resided in
Ilford,
Essex at the time of his death. In April 2011, Brown took a holiday trip to Dubai, where he stayed at the
Burj Al Arab hotel. According to the hotel staff, Brown requested housekeeping to his room and a Nepalese housekeeper was sent. Brown assaulted the housekeeper and attempted to throw her from the balcony. The housekeeper suffered injuries and bruises and had to seek medical treatment. According to Essam Al Humaidan, the Dubai Public Prosecutor, hotel employees said they were met "violent resistance" when they intervened to prevent Brown from throwing the Nepalese maid off the balcony. ==Arrest and death==