"The Sunday Mirror could face a libel case for wrongly identifying a man as a convicted rapist who had won £7m on the National Lottery"

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A UK Newspaper, The Sunday Mirror could face a libel case for wrongly identifying a man as a convicted rapist who had won £7m on the National Lottery. After the error was realized late Saturday night, more than 10,000 first editions of the newspaper were withdrawn from sale in Wales, the West Country, the Tyne Tees region and central London.
The newspaper claimed to have tracked down Iorworth Hoare, 52, a convicted rapist who won the lottery in 2004, to a popular British seaside resort but used pictures of the wrong man. In order to prevent the media and the broadcasters from using the false report, Mirror Group Newspapers sent motorcycle couriers to pick up or buy back copies.

Incase the wrongly identified man decides to take legal action against the newspaper, it could prove extremely costly to the Newspaper. In May 2004, Piers Morgan was sacked as editor of the Daily Mirror after publishing faked photographs of abuse by troops in Iraq.

What a phenomenally stupid thing for them to have done.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 19 April 2005 12:00 (twenty years ago)

I hope the guy identified sues their fucking arses off.

― Dave B (daveb), Tuesday, 19 April 2005 12:03 (twenty years ago)

Unbelievable. It almost seems redundant to point out that that "wrong man" could have been me or you! I hope he sues the fuckers, and puts them out of business - 1 red top down, 2 to go (this is a pipe dream, I know)

― Pashmina (Pashmina), Tuesday, 19 April 2005 12:04 (twenty years ago)

Yeah 7 million would seem a just amount.

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― Jarlr'mai (jarlrmai), Tuesday, 19 April 2005 12:05 (twenty years ago)

I might sue them . . . just because.

― Johnney B (Johnney B), Tuesday, 19 April 2005 12:05 (twenty years ago)

That's like winning the lottery twice.

― RS_LaRue (RSLaRue), Tuesday, 19 April 2005 12:10 (twenty years ago)

Unbelievable. It almost seems redundant to point out that that "wrong man" could have been me or you!

i hope national lottery will start using that wrong photo for their adverts and reinstate the "IT COULD BE YOU" slogan.

― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 19 April 2005 12:17 (twenty years ago)

Ken, I have an Aston Martin and 200,000 pounds here for you.

― Pashmina (Pashmina), Tuesday, 19 April 2005 12:18 (twenty years ago)

Oh no sorry, I was thinking of someone else.

― Pashmina (Pashmina), Tuesday, 19 April 2005 12:18 (twenty years ago)

maybe me, ken and i are easily confused

― $V£N! (blueski), Tuesday, 19 April 2005 12:23 (twenty years ago)

i think just you are easily confused

― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 19 April 2005 12:33 (twenty years ago)

Or just easy.

― Jarlr'mai (jarlrmai), Tuesday, 19 April 2005 13:17 (twenty years ago)

whatever, just give me the car and money

― $V£N! (blueski), Tuesday, 19 April 2005 14:06 (twenty years ago)

are you some kind of a girl?

― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 19 April 2005 14:26 (twenty years ago)

I remember that thread!

― Shatterproof Glass (dymaxia), Tuesday, 19 April 2005 14:31 (twenty years ago)

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