Woman claims record after Scorpion ordeal

After surviving 17 scorpion stings, a Malaysian woman claimed a new world record on Saturday for living 36 days in a glass room with 6,069 of the deadly creatures – and said she couldn’t wait to go shopping with her mother.

Nur Malena Hassan, 27, emerged from the 10ft by 12ft) display box in a mall in the eastern city of Kuantan to the beat of traditional drums and cheers of support from a 3,000-strong crowd.