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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Thomas Kingsley

Professor who wished Queen ‘excruciating death’ stands by criticism despite backlash

Twitter/Uju Anya

A professor who wished the Queen an “excruciating” death and tweeted that she hoped the monarch would die “in agony” has doubled down on her criticism despite the backlash.

Dr Uju Anya, a Nigerian-American Carnegie Mellon University linguistics professor made the comments as reports emerged that the Queen was in her final hours at Balmoral.

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