The man nicknamed the Lotto rapist has been granted full access to the £7 million he won on the lottery while in prison after a 15-year legal battle.
Iorworth Hoare was convicted of trying to rape Shirley Woodman in Roundhay Park, Leeds, in 1988. He won the jackpot in the national lottery after buying a ticket in August 2004, while on weekend leave from Leyhill open prison, Gloucestershire.
Woodman, who was previously known only as Mrs A, had fought to receive a landmark settlement in 2009 from Hoare, now 70. The retired teacher said she wanted Hoare, who had six previous convictions for rape, attempted rape and indecent assault, to pay damages for the psychological injuries she suffered as a result of the attack.
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