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Lottery wins can be hard to absorb - for some, old habits die hard; For others, it can become a burden or even a curse...

The brother of a woman who won £4.2million on the lottery in 1999 hanged himself in March 2008 because his family had fallen behind with mortgage repayments and were about to be evicted. The eviction notice was in his pocket when he died.

His sister had helped out financially before, but with recent mortgage and price increases he was unable to face their mounting debts.

Tragically, his wife had just got a new job and found his body after rushing home to tell him.