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Young Lotto Winner's Court Case Confusion After CCTV Destroyed

Young Lotto Winner's Court Case Confusion After CCTV Destroyed

She is accused of driving while three times over the alcohol limit.

Mel Ramsay

Mel Ramsay

The UK's youngest EuroMillions winner has been accused of drink driving. However, her court case has been thrown into disarray after CCTV evidence that is vital to the case was found to have been deleted.

Jane Park won £1 million back in 2013 when she was just 17 years old.


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The now 21-year-old is accused of being three times over the alcohol limit while driving her white BMW in Edinburgh on October 3 last year, reports the Mail.

She appeared in court to give a plea of 'not guilty', so she will face trial next month.

At a hearing two weeks ago, her lawyer Stephen Mannifield asked to postpone the case so he could view the CCTV.

He told the court: "The CCTV has been destroyed. It will require some further time in terms of getting the details of the person who destroyed the CCTV. I'm confident that can be done."

Prosecutor Rosie Cook said that the matter would be investigated.

The case is due to call again on March 8.


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This comes after Jane recently announced that the win 'ruined her life' and wanted to sue lottery bosses for negligence.

Speaking to the Sunday People, Jane Park claimed that she's 'burdened with the stress' of being a millionaire.

Obviously you're thinking the same as me... why doesn't she just give it all away then? When she was offered this solution she said: "What? Nah."

She said: "At times it feels like winning the lottery has ruined my life.

"I thought it would make it ten times better but it's made it ten times worse. I wish I had no money most days. I say to myself, 'My life would be so much easier if I hadn't won'.

"People look at me and think, 'I wish I had her lifestyle, I wish I had her money.' But they don't realise the extent of my stress.

"I have material things but apart from that my life is empty. What is my purpose in life?"


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She claimed that the minimum age for the lottery (which is currently 16) should be raised. She explained: "I think 18 should be the minimum age for winning the ­lottery, at the least. The current age of 16 is far too young."

So what has she bought? Well, she got a chihuahua called Princess, but gave her away to her auntie: "At the time there was too much going on. She didn't like my car and I didn't have time for her."

The car has also brought her pain and agony. The £18,000 purple Range Rover seems like a dream car, right? Wrong. "It was flashy and people were always looking at me. But it was far too big." she sighed.

Holidays are also a complete NIGHTMARE. "I don't go on holiday that much, about four times a year," she said. "I wait until my friends can go.

"And although I've been to the Maldives I much prefer Benidorm because nobody is looking down at you. You can get as drunk as you want. In the Maldives, you can't go and get absolutely hammered."


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A Camelot spokesman said: "An independent financial and legal panel was set up shortly after Jane's win and we put her in touch with another ­winner, who won at the same age, to share their experience.

"We have been in touch with Jane from time to time since her win to ­offer ongoing support. It is always up to the winners as to ­whether they want to take up that support.

"We will continue to support Jane in any way we can if that is what ­decides she wants."

She's since retracted her statement about suing the Lottery.

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Topics: Lotto, Lottery