News Archive |
Lords consider Lotto rapist case (November 01, 2007)
The Law Lords are to decide whether a victim of a rapist who won millions on the lottery can sue him.
Iorworth Hoare, from Leeds, who won £7m after buying a ticket on day release from prison in 2004, attempted to rape the woman, known as Mrs A, in 1988.
In 2005, a High Court judge ruled that a compensation claim by Mrs A was outside the legal six-year limit. The Appeal Court upheld that decision.
The Law Lords will examine whether the six-year law is fair.
To read the whole story on the BBC news website click HERE Click here to return to the News Archive page
|