Lords consider Lotto rapist case

The Law Lords are considering whether a victim of a rapist who won millions on the lottery can sue him for damages.

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.

They will also consider four other cases in which people who were sexually abused years ago have been prevented from claiming compensation.

Hoare, 53, was jailed for life in May 1989 and spent 16 years in prison.