Supermodel Dirie attacked by stalker

A STALKER followed supermodel and best-selling author Waris Dirie from Britain to her new home in Vienna and then attacked her.

A 26-year-old Portuguese suspect was arrested in the Austrian capital yesterday, police said. Somali-born Ms Dirie suffered minor injuries in Tuesday’s attack, an official said.

Harald Hofmayer, a Vienna police official, said the suspect, identified only as Paulo A, was under the illusion he had a relationship with Ms Dirie and had stalked her for the past six months.