Spanner-hurl in road rage

Ophelia, 3, has higher IQ than behind the theory of relativity

WHEN Ophelia Morgan-Dew spoke her first word at eight months and it had two syllables, her mum knew she had a very clever girl.

Now, aged three, she has had confirmation that her daughter is a genius – and smarter even than Albert Einstein.

Experts gave her an IQ score of 171, while the legend who came up with the theory of relativity notched 160.

Ophelia’s score is also higher than the 162 of Arnav Sharma, 11, and Rahul Doshi, 12, who were previously hailed as Britain’s cleverest kids.

Proud mum Natalie, 31, said: “A lot of people, including myself, almost shy away from celebrating their children’s intellectual achievement. There seems to be a stigma.

“But then I thought it is no different to parents celebrating a medal in a sports event, so she deserves praise.”

Ophelia attends Abacus 2000 Nursery School in Ross-onWye, Herefordshire. Natalie and hubby Ben Dew, 40, took her for tests after she exceeded all her early goals.

Natalie, who says Ophelia’s first word was “Hiya”, said: “She started speaking really early. We realised she was quite far ahead of the other children.”

The couple had thought about sending Ophelia to school early, this September.

But Natalie said: “I don’t want to push her out of her comfort zone, mentally. The important thing is she’s happy.” AN angry driver put fellow motorway users’ lives at risk by hurling a spanner at another car, a court heard.

One had to swerve to avoid the bouncing tool, thrown by Christopher Robertson after a motorist forced him to brake on the M27 near Eastleigh, Hants.

Robertson, 47, of nearby Knowle, has “life-changing injuries” from an ensuing fight with a driver, Southampton crown court heard.

He admitted endangering road users and was given a community order.