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by hooloovoo_zoo 3525 days ago
This is not a uniformly accepted rule. Commas are common after adverbs such as therefore, nevertheless, and hence. There is no mistake here.
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You might be right. She may have used hence in the conjunctive adverb sense.

Having looked it up a bit, it still goes both ways. The argument against the comma is that if hence is a transitional word then you would omit the comma. If you feel the need for a pause then you would insert it.

So it's a fielder's choice and not a mistake.