Lotto-fake gran dies aged 49
FATAL HEART ATTACK
LOTTERY gran Susanne Hinte, who tried to claim a £33m jackpot with a “winning” ticket almost destroyed in her washing machine, has died aged just 49.
The blonde collapsed at home with a suspected heart attack.
LOTTO gran Susanne Hinte, who claimed a £33million winning ticket went in her washing machine, has died.
The 49-year-old suffered a heart attack at her home on Monday.
The grandmother-of-four came forward with a battered slip in January last year claiming she had the correct numbers for the £33m rollover jackpot.
The German-born blonde from Worcester insisted she was the winner, despite her ticket having no date or barcode.
She sparked an investigation but National Lottery officials later revealed the true winner had come forward.
Her agent Barry Tomes said: “Her son had found her at the house.
“I believe it was heart failure or a heart attack that killed her because she had not been very well for a number of years. People would accuse her of faking, but it was genuine and she couldn’t walk more than a few metres without struggling.
“She had a lot of enemies but she was a very talented and creative woman and this is very sad news and my thoughts are with her family.
“Whatever she’s been involved with in the past, nobody deserves to go like that at such a young age.”
One neighbour, who didn’t want to be named, said: “It’s desperately sad. There was a lot of activity here last night and we knew it wasn’t looking good.
“She had a lot of critics but we always found her to be a good neighbour and she was certainly quite a character.”