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| Eleanor Hawkins due in court after 'posing naked on Mount Kinabalu in Malaysia which caused earthquake' | Eleanor Hawkins due in court after 'posing naked on Mount Kinabalu in Malaysia which caused earthquake' |
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| The British woman arrested in Malaysia for allegedly posing naked on top of Mount Kinabalu is due to appear in court after reportedly telling her father she was "stupid and disrespectful." | |
| Eleanor Hawkins, 23, an aeronautical engineering graduate and former head girl from Derbyshire, is among a group of ten people who allegedly stripped naked and took photographs on the sacred mountain last month. | |
| Four of the tourists, including Ms Hawkins, two Canadian siblings and a Dutch man, were arrested after local priests claimed their stunt upset the gods which sparked a 5.9-magnitude earthquake – in which 18 people died. | |
| Joseph Pairin, Sabah state deputy chief minister, accused the travellers of showing "disrespect". | |
| Ms Hawkins' father Timothy told the Daily Telegraph: "She knows what she did was stupid and disrespectful and is very sorry for the offence that she has caused the Malaysian people." | |
| She will appear at Kota Kinabalu Magistrates' Court on Friday over allegations of indecent behaviour, her lawyer Ronny Cham confirmed. | |
| If prosecuted, she could face a three-month prison sentence or a fine. | |
| More to follow | More to follow |