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| Anger at lotto rapist award claim | Anger at lotto rapist award claim |
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| The daughter of a woman attacked by a serial rapist who won the lottery has described reports he is paying her £100,000 compensation as ridiculous. | The daughter of a woman attacked by a serial rapist who won the lottery has described reports he is paying her £100,000 compensation as ridiculous. |
| Iorworth Hoare was jailed for life in 1989. In 2004 he won more than £7m on the lottery while on day release. | |
| He now lives in a £700,000 mansion in Ponteland, Northumberland. | He now lives in a £700,000 mansion in Ponteland, Northumberland. |
| The retired teacher, called Mrs A, claimed damages for psychological damage she suffered in the attack by Hoare in Roundhay Park, Leeds, in 1988. | The retired teacher, called Mrs A, claimed damages for psychological damage she suffered in the attack by Hoare in Roundhay Park, Leeds, in 1988. |
| She reached an out-of-court settlement in March after taking her claim to the High Court. | She reached an out-of-court settlement in March after taking her claim to the High Court. |
| Charity donation | Charity donation |
| But her family said they had been angered by claims in some national newspaper reports she was paid £100,000. | But her family said they had been angered by claims in some national newspaper reports she was paid £100,000. |
| Her daughter, who wished to remain anonymous, told BBC Look North: "We wish . . . [but it is] absolutely nothing like that. | Her daughter, who wished to remain anonymous, told BBC Look North: "We wish . . . [but it is] absolutely nothing like that. |
| "If it were, then the charities that she has donated to would have benefited a little bit more." | "If it were, then the charities that she has donated to would have benefited a little bit more." |
| The retired teacher had been distressed by the recent reports, her daughter said. | The retired teacher had been distressed by the recent reports, her daughter said. |
| "It was as if she'd just found out that he'd been released and when he won the money," she said. | "It was as if she'd just found out that he'd been released and when he won the money," she said. |
| "She didn't know anything about it at all, she's very distressed. | "She didn't know anything about it at all, she's very distressed. |
| "I can tell immediately she regresses - she's back as a victim and it's just not fair. | "I can tell immediately she regresses - she's back as a victim and it's just not fair. |
| "It's terrible to watch because there's nothing... that anyone can do to help her. | "It's terrible to watch because there's nothing... that anyone can do to help her. |
| "She's the one that goes through it... we're the people that watch and we are helpless." | "She's the one that goes through it... we're the people that watch and we are helpless." |
| Hoare was convicted of the attempted rape of Mrs A and jailed for life in May 1989. | Hoare was convicted of the attempted rape of Mrs A and jailed for life in May 1989. |
| He had six previous convictions for rape, attempted rape and indecent assault and spent 16 years in prison. | He had six previous convictions for rape, attempted rape and indecent assault and spent 16 years in prison. |
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| Lotto rapist amount 'ridiculous' | Lotto rapist amount 'ridiculous' |