VIDEO: Mountain strip Brit sentence was ‘fair’ says father

By The Newsroom
Published 12th Jun 2015, 18:58 BST
Picture of Eleanor Hawkins, who was blamed for triggering an earthquake by posing naked on a sacred mountain in Malaysia.Picture of Eleanor Hawkins, who was blamed for triggering an earthquake by posing naked on a sacred mountain in Malaysia.
Picture of Eleanor Hawkins, who was blamed for triggering an earthquake by posing naked on a sacred mountain in Malaysia.
The sentence given to a British woman convicted for stripping on a sacred Malaysian mountain is “fair” and she is “deeply sorry” for any offence caused, her father has said.

Backpacker Eleanor Hawkins, 23, pleaded guilty to a public nuisance offence and was fined 5,000 Malaysian ringgit (£859) and sentenced to three days in jail, which she has already served.

Lawyer Ronny Cham said Miss Hawkins, from Derby, will be freed from police custody tonight and her release documentation is currently being arranged.

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In a statement to reporters outside his home, Timothy Hawkins said: “We think the sentence is appropriate and fair for the offence committed.

“I’m grateful that the Malaysian authorities reached this decision.

“Eleanor knows what she did was wrong and disrespectful and she is deeply sorry for any offence she’s caused to the Malaysian people.