Brother: I feel sorry for women

The brother of the Lottowinning rapist said today that he felt sorry for the victims now all the details had been "raked up again".

Hospital night porter Rhys Owen said he had not seen Iorworth Hoare for 20 years and wanted nothing to do with him or his new fortune.

Mr Owen, 56, said: "My first reaction was unprintable. I work unsociable hours trying to make ends meet and then I hear my brother wins £7million on the Lotto.

"It's absolutely unbelievable."

Hoare, a coal miner's son, began a series of sex attacks while still in his twenties and was sentenced to a total of 18 years between 1973 and 1987.

He was jailed for life in 1989 for attempted rape.

As a day-release prisoner, he will be allowed to keep his prize.

Mr Owen said the win would rekindle painful memories for his brother's victims. "It must be difficult for them," he said.

"One of the victims was 60 and she must be in her eighties now if she's still alive. It must be difficult for her having to read all this again. What my brother did was inexcusable."

Asked if he should pay compensation to his victims, Mr Owen said: "That's for him to decide."