A South African man and his new fiancee have been detained in the United Arab Emirates for having sex outside of marriage — after a doctor treated the woman for stomach cramps and discovered she was pregnant, a report says.

Emlyn Culverwell‚ 29, and Iryna Nohai, 27, were both arrested in Abu Dhabi on Jan. 27 following the medical checkup, according to News24.

The newly engaged couple have reportedly remained in custody ever since.

“The only thing they did wrong was fall in love,” explained Culverwell’s mother, Linda.

Nohai, who hails from the Ukraine, claimed to be suffering from stomach cramps and had been rushed to Medeor Medical Centre in Yas Mall before she and Culverwall were taken into custody, News24 reports.

Once the doctor found out that she was expecting, he immediately notified police and had the couple arrested. They had only been engaged for two days.

Having sexual intercourse outside of marriage is illegal in the UAE — and those who are arrested for doing so tend to face long jail sentences.

While Culverwell and Nohai have reportedly been held in Al Wathba Prison in Abu Dhabi since Jan. 29, after being transferred there from a local police station, news of their detainment was first made public on Tuesday.

They have yet to been charged, though, because authorities are still trying to determine the paternity of the child and how long the couple had been sleeping together.

“For heaven’s sake, how can they supposedly determine that?” Cluverwell’s mom told News24. “I can imagine the hell [Nohai] is going through. It must feel as if she is being raped by the authorities.”

The South African government has been made aware of the case, but is unable to assist the couple due to the matter being of domestic UAE law. They have reportedly urged the pair to seek legal assistance.

“All we can do is monitor the situation and try to ensure that they are fairly treated,” Department of International Relations spokesman Nelson Ngwete told News24.

Culverwell has been reportedly working in the UAE since 2012 as a water rescue operative for Yas Waterworld. He and Nohai have been together since 2014.

“We are trying to get messages to the two to say we love them and that they shouldn’t be worried,” Linda said. “What concerns me most, is that we actually haven’t got a clue how they are. All the Department of International Relations is prepared to say is that we have ‘to be patient’, but there are three lives at stake here.”