Woman guilty of trying to kill Stephen Hawking
She was given a four month suspended sentence in Spain.
The woman, identified by Spanish media reports as Jenny Theresa C., was arrested at a hotel on Spain’s Canary Island of Tenerife Wednesday. According to BBC, the woman had a map showing Hawking’s itinerary while on the island.
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She told police after she was detained that she was in love with him and would have never hurt him.
BBC reported that the 37-year-old was stalking Hawking on social media before her arrest. Hawking’s daughter Lucy Hawking told Spanish News Today that threatening messages were received on his social media and email accounts.
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D.B. Hirsch is a political activist, news junkie, and retired ad copy writer and spin doctor. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.