Daily Mirror - Rapists get his hands on £7m lotto jackpot

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The Daily Mirror leads on the news that a convicted rapist has been given access to a £7.2m Lotto jackpot he won in 2004 after a lengthy legal battle.

There is another exclusive in the Daily Mirror, this time about the convicted rapist Iorworth Hoare who the paper says has been granted access to the fortune he won in 2004 while serving life in prison. “Hoare, 70, has gained full access to his £7.2m fortune after a 15-year legal dispute,” the paper reports, adding he was initially prevented from having unlimited access to his money under the conditions of his release on licence.

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Coverage analysed: Politico | The New York Times | BBC | The Daily Beast

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