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Topless British backpacker 'truly sorry' for causing offence

The British backpacker jailed for stripping on a sacred Malaysian mountain has apologised for causing offence.

"I know my behaviour was foolish and I know how much offence we all caused to the local people of Sabah. For that, I am truly sorry," she said.

She said: "I just want to say how relieved and happy I am to finally be home.

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British woman pleads guilty over naked pose on mountain

A British woman has pleaded guilty to a public nuisance offence after posing naked on a mountain in Malaysia.

This widely circulated picture of tourists posing on top of the mountain angered locals Credit: Twitter

Eleanor Hawkins, 23, admitted to the offence at Kota Kinabalu Magistrates' Court this morning and could find out later today if she will be jailed.

Hawkins was arrested on Tuesday after pictures emerged of her and a group of fellow Western backpackers stripping naked on Malaysia's Mount Kinabalu.

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