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| Mount Kinabalu 'nudist' Eleanor Hawkins due home | |
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| A British woman jailed for taking her clothes off on a mountain in Malaysia is set to return to the UK later. | |
| Eleanor Hawkins, 23, from Derbyshire, was among a group of 10 people who stripped before taking photographs at the peak of Mount Kinabalu on 30 May. | Eleanor Hawkins, 23, from Derbyshire, was among a group of 10 people who stripped before taking photographs at the peak of Mount Kinabalu on 30 May. |
| She admitted causing a public disturbance, along with three others, and was imprisoned for three days. | She admitted causing a public disturbance, along with three others, and was imprisoned for three days. |
| The group was blamed for a magnitude 5.9 earthquake after stripping on the mountain, which is considered sacred. | The group was blamed for a magnitude 5.9 earthquake after stripping on the mountain, which is considered sacred. |
| Hawkins, whose sentence was back-dated to reflect time already served, was also fined 5,000 Malaysian ringgit (£860/$1,330) on Friday. | Hawkins, whose sentence was back-dated to reflect time already served, was also fined 5,000 Malaysian ringgit (£860/$1,330) on Friday. |
| She and her co-accused, Dutch national Dylan Snel, 23, and Canadian siblings Lindsey, 23, and Danielle Peterson, 22, all admitted a charge of "committing an obscene act in public". | She and her co-accused, Dutch national Dylan Snel, 23, and Canadian siblings Lindsey, 23, and Danielle Peterson, 22, all admitted a charge of "committing an obscene act in public". |
| Hawkins, who is from the Derbyshire village of Draycott, said she had been "stupid and disrespectful". | Hawkins, who is from the Derbyshire village of Draycott, said she had been "stupid and disrespectful". |
| Prosecutors said the four tourists, along with six others, climbed the peak to enjoy the sunrise on 30 May and then challenged each other to take off their clothes and pose for photographs. | Prosecutors said the four tourists, along with six others, climbed the peak to enjoy the sunrise on 30 May and then challenged each other to take off their clothes and pose for photographs. |
| Her father Timothy Hawkins said the sentence was "appropriate and fair" but it appeared she had been "treated pretty badly" amid Friday's media scrum outside court. | Her father Timothy Hawkins said the sentence was "appropriate and fair" but it appeared she had been "treated pretty badly" amid Friday's media scrum outside court. |
| "She's obviously very traumatised," he said. | "She's obviously very traumatised," he said. |
| "Eleanor knows what she did was wrong and disrespectful and she is deeply sorry for any offence she has caused to the Malaysian people." | "Eleanor knows what she did was wrong and disrespectful and she is deeply sorry for any offence she has caused to the Malaysian people." |
| On 5 June an earthquake struck near the mountain killing 18 people, including children, and leaving hundreds more stranded. | On 5 June an earthquake struck near the mountain killing 18 people, including children, and leaving hundreds more stranded. |
| Sabah state deputy chief minister Joseph Pairin Kitingan blamed it on the travellers showing "disrespect to the sacred mountain". | Sabah state deputy chief minister Joseph Pairin Kitingan blamed it on the travellers showing "disrespect to the sacred mountain". |
| Why is Kinabalu considered sacred? | Why is Kinabalu considered sacred? |