Rapist serving life wins Lottery

[Gypsy-Rhiannon]

A rapist serving a life sentence in prison has sparked outrage after landing a £7 million lottery jackpot.

Iorworth Hoare, 52, was on temporary release staying at a Middlesbrough bail hostel when he won his £7,039,469 fortune in last Saturday's Lotto Extra draw.

Other prisoners said Hoare looked "really smug" when he told them of his luck and reportedly said: "I'm made for life now."

He added: "I'm going to be sound for the rest of my life. I'll do well from here on in till the day I die."

But he cannot spend it until he gets out - prison rules prevent any inmate spending more than £2 a day even if he has millions to his name.

Hoare, formerly of Seacroft Gate, Leeds, was jailed for life at Leeds Crown Court in 1989 for attempting to rape a 60-year-old woman in a park in the city.

According to newspaper reports, Hoare, a coal miner's son, began a series of sex attacks while he was still in his 20s and was sentenced to a total of 18 years.

His catalogue of crimes include one rape, two attempted rapes and three indecent assaults.

Under Home Office guidelines prisoners in open conditions - on a day release or community project - are allowed to take part in the lottery and claim prizes. They can also play the football pools and buy Premium Bonds.

Before the win, Hoare was a category D prisoner at Leyhill open prison and was spending weekend leave at Middlesbrough. Following the win, he was moved to a closed prison in Somerset for "security and his own safety".



Maybe he should be forced to donate the money to the people whose lives he ruined...

Pip