Mark Posted 11 August 2004 Posted 11 August 2004 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".
Guest Daniel Posted 11 August 2004 Posted 11 August 2004 Crazy really, he whispered to his cell mate 'Im made for life' and laughed his head off. Its a crazy world we live in.
Libertine Posted 11 August 2004 Posted 11 August 2004 Have you seen the picture of him? It's shocking!
Guest Posted 12 August 2004 Posted 12 August 2004 He should be made to give a proportion of those winnings to his victims. The remainder should then go to victim support groups, especially ones like Rape Crisis. Then, if I had my way, men like this would not be allowed back into society with their testicles intact.
kerryh Posted 12 August 2004 Posted 12 August 2004 Our Justice System is a joke, he was jailed for 'life' why is he out on day release anyway? It makes me so cross to think about it!
Libertine Posted 12 August 2004 Posted 12 August 2004 Why can't 'life' actually be for life? It's ridiculous.
Teeno Posted 12 August 2004 Posted 12 August 2004 reading an interview with his wife who thought she was in for robbing a bank She reckons that she will claim some of the money and share it out to the victims.
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