NAKED BRIT GIRL CAUSED KILLER QUAKE
Mountain folk claim she angered the gods
HOLIDAY Brit Eleanor Hawkins is being blamed for causing a killer earthquake – after baring her boobs on a sacred mountain.
Now the 23-year-old faces jail for “upsetting the gods” during her stay in Malaysia.
A BRIT tourist faces three months in jail for “causing an earthquake” by stripping off on a sacred Malaysian mountain.
Eleanor Hawkins appeared in court yesterday with three others accused of “upsetting the gods”.
She was arrested by police who claimed she was part of a group of 10 Westerners who posed naked on Mount Kinabalu on May 30. Six days later the region was hit by one of the biggest earthquakes in decades, which killed at least 18 people. The 23-year-old has been charged with public indecency.
Last night Eleanor’s dad Tim said: “I would like to appeal to the Malaysian authorities.
“I have got every faith in their judicial system. I just hope they don’t make an example of them after the tragic earthquake.”
Mr Hawkins, an engineer, from Derby, said his daughter had expected trouble after the stunt caused an angry public backlash in Malaysia.
Last night Eleanor was said to be “holding up well” after being detained at an airport while trying to board a plane to Kuala Lumpur.
She appeared before a judge with Canadian siblings Lindsey, 22, and Danielle Petersen, 23, and a Dutch tourist Dylan Snel, 23, who had turned themselves in after she was arrested.
Another Canadian, named as Emil Kaminski, 33, who is understood to be the group’s tour guide, was also arrested yesterday.
Police are still hunting another six suspects.