Joran Van Der Sloot ‘Suffered Post Traumatic Stress,' Claims Woman Paying His Legal Fees
Nov. 28 2011, Published 9:00 a.m. ET
By Debbie Emery - Breaking Celebrity News Reporter
Joran van der Sloot was emotionally traumatized when he allegedly murdered a Peruvian student, because of the anniversary of events that happened years earlier in Aruba, according to a woman in contact with the Dutch accused killer.
"When I witnessed the news events from Peru surrounding Stephany Flores' death, I immediately recognized the PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder) symptoms that the anniversary sparked," Mary Hamer told Breaking Celebrity News in an exclusive interview.
Flores was slaughtered in a hotel room on May 30, 2010, the five-year anniversary of the date an Alabama teen went missing in Aruba, for which van der Sloot was arrested twice in connection with, but never charged.
Joran, 24, was officially charged with Stephany's murder on September 1 and faces up to 30 years in prison but Hamer, who describes herself as his "guardian angel" said he should have had medical help for his stress.
"It was high anxiety due to a previous trauma. You need medical help to deal with that and he has not had it," explained the radiologist from Lake City, Florida, who claims to have seen similar reactions from soldiers coming back from Afghanistan.
"Can you imagine international cameras pointing at you and having the press harassing you and your family?" she asked. "He has been beaten up and attacked by rich, middle-age Americans who have slandered him all over the world. There have been multiple civil rights violations made against this poor young man."
"I am not a judge or jury and I am not making any statement of guilt or