THE naked woman whose religious beliefs may have resulted in her fasting to death on a remote Highland hillside worked for the new-age community of the Findhorn Foundation.
Her diary recorded her last days as she refused to eat or drink, believing that it would ''spiritually cleanse'' her body and ''recharge her both physically and mentally''.
Although police have not named the woman until her sister can be informed, she was Verity Linn, an Australian in her 40s, who was attracted to the UK by the work of the Findhorn Foundation about 10 years ago. Results of a post-mortem examination have not yet been released
However, a rigorous forensic check by police of the isolated area in Sutherland, near Loch Cam, where she was found 100 yards from her tent has left detectives convinced she was the victim of her interest in a little-known cult which promoted fasting.
Miss Linn worked in the management team of the Foundation's Cluny Hill College in Forres. Formerly known as 42-year-old Ellen Greve, she came to London last year to promote her new book Living On Light.
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