Rapist who won £7.2m in lottery while in prison given full access to fortune after 15-year legal dispute

dailyrecord.co.uk:

A convicted rapist has been granted full access to his £7.2million lottery winnings after a 15-year legal battle. Iorworth Hoare was sentenced to life in prison in 1989 for the attempted rape of Shirley Woodman as she walked through Roundhay Park, Leeds.

He had six previous convictions for rape and other sex offences since 1973, according to the Mirror. In August 2004, he purchased a lottery ticket while on weekend leave from Leyhill open prison in Gloucestershire - and won the £7.2 million jackpot.

The 70-year-old was released on licence in 2005, but prevented from having unlimited access to the lottery funds. It is understood that he was initially granted a monthly allowance of £8,666.To receive his fortune in full, Hoare required the consent of the fund trustees – a Home Office official, his lawyer and his accountant.

In 2008, he began legal action to win control of the cash, and has now been granted complete access, plus interest.He has since used his money to build a property portfolio and art collection, including a Picasso 'Bull' sketch.