Lotto Rapist Runs Out of Luck

A convicted rapist who subsequently won £5million on the lottery has been jailed for nine months after fraudulently claiming benefits. Convicted of rape in 1993, Edward Putman won the lottery in 2009 but has since been applying for housing benefit to the sum of at least £12,000. He also wrote to the Department of Work and Pensions claiming he didn’t have enough money for food, despite buying two sports cars and a new house.