'Lotto lout’ Michael Carroll's sister found dead at home after taking cocaine
The sister of notorious National Lottery winner Michael Carroll has died after taking cocaine.
Zoe Carroll, 43, was given £1million when her brother scooped £10m in 2002. She was found dead at her home in King's Lynn, Norfolk, in May.
An inquest into her death is ongoing, but when the Mirror contacted Norfolk's Coroner Service they confirmed the cause of death was noted as cardiac arrest and use of cocaine.
Tributes poured in for the "amazing" mum of four on social media.
One person wrote: "Sending hugs to all family Zoe was an amazing person who will be remembered forever... I’ll always be thankful to her for making my childhood better fly high beautiful girl."
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Another added: "I love you Zoe and wish I could bring you back. I can't believe ima never see your face again...
"You were one of the strongest fearless women I'd ever met and I'll always cherish all the memories we have had together. Until we meet again rest in paradise my babe miss you and love ya always."
Michael won £10million in 2002 (PA)A GoFundMe page was set up in the wake of Zoe's death in hopes to raise funds for her funeral. It has so far received £700 towards its overall goal of £1,000.
Organiser Ellie Skipper said Zoe "could lighten the mood in any situation and make you feel as though you’re on top of the world."
She said: "This very sad news has upset us all as a community and will leave a big hole in everyone’s hearts due to the kind of person that Zoe was. You won’t ever meet anyone as Kind, Caring, Funny, Outspoken and True as what Zoe was. She was the life and soul at events and [parties]. Always pulling some sort of trick, prank or tape out of her bag!
She continued: "Zoe has four amazing children and she was the best mother to them and loved her children dearly. At this sad time, we wish them strength to stick together and be strong for one another."
Heartbroken well-wishers paid tribute to the King's Lynn mum and one person who donated wrote: "Devastated, you kids know how much I thought of your mum, she saw me [through] terrible times in my life, you have my number... all my love sweeties."
Michael Carroll's lottery win
Carroll was just 19 when he scooped the grand prize and became known for splurging the cash on lavish parties as he developed a taste for drugs, alcohol, and brothels, but blew every penny he had by 2013.
He bragged that he had slept with over 4,000 women, would pay for orgies, and once shared that he started each day with "three lines of Charlie and half a bottle of vodka," as the Daily Star reports. The former millionaire spent his entire winnings and was eventually left homeless, bankrupt, and divorced after his wife left him.
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After his questionable spending caught up with him, Carroll worked stints at a biscuit factory, a slaughterhouse and also returned to his old job as a binman.
"I live a good, free lifestyle now and I'm happier because I've got my life back, I'm a skint lottery winner," he said.
"I reckon I'm lucky to be alive. If I still had the money I’d be 6ft under."
Reports say he has since reunited with his wife, however.
Carroll was known for his spending on sex parties, costing him around £50,000 each time. During the at-home festivals, he would instruct naked women to carry cocaine on trays and end the night bedding eight women at a time.
He labelled these sex parties "Roman-style orgies" and would also spend up to £2,000 a day on cocaine and said he "started sniffing the world away."
Michael said he 'started sniffing the world away' (Garry F McHarg Daily Record)"In every room in my house, people would be f*** ing. Women would just come up to me and offer me sex," he said.
"The girls would have all their gear off and they'd be serving cocaine on silver plates."
His health during the spending spree was in tatters, and Carroll later branded himself a "full-blown alcoholic" due to his tendency to drink vodka in the morning and ingest cocaine.
Despite the problems he had, Carroll said it "was the best 10 years of my life for a pound."
He added: "I don't look back with any regrets, that's for sure, I wouldn't want to turn the clock back."
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