He rose to fame in 1994, becoming a household name as he struck jackpot with a month-old lottery. 42 year old factory worker who lived with his wife and three children in Blackburn, Lancs, Mukhtar Mohidin won £18 million in November that year, much to a lot of people's chagrin. Britain’s first National Lottery multi-millionaire, he now lies in a freshly-dug grave in Berkshire that refrains from giving away the identity of its inhabitant. Mohidin is now just plot Q1147.
Shunned by the local Muslim community after the win, he took his family to Blackburn, to start a new life in the home Counties. However, rows over his over-spending and lifestyle soon drove things down south between him and wife Sayeeda. After their divorce in 1998, the multi-millionaire recreated his image as Mike. A wealthy investment banker. Mohidin gambled in the top casinos of London, hired the most expensive escorts, lavishing them with presents and luxury holidays.
He reportedly fell for a 24 year old escort Charlotte Doyle. The two led a jet-setting lifestyle, and had a child together in 2002. However, Mohidin wasn't one for a family life. They soon separated, only after an involvement from police authorities. Doyle called him a “troubled and confused” man. “He stopped buying me beautiful jewellery and would come home with cheap trinkets, such as a £2 watch. During a holiday in Portugal he battered me round the head so badly that I had to see a doctor. He would even threaten to kill me. He'd stroke my face menacingly and say, 'For £100,000 I could have you killed, darling.'”
Mohidin was last seen staying in a £35-a-night bed and breakfast in Blackpool, along with a woman he met in Thailand. He died in a hospital in Berkshire, on August 23. He reportedly died of complications from a urinary tract infection.
