Couple hit by tragic loss of life of child and divorce after enormous £4.6m lottery win
A pair who turned multi-millionaires after successful the lottery have since been beset by tragedy as their marriage collapsed. Barry Chuwen was working as a hairdresser and was 27 when he gained £4.6 million on the lottery in 1997. He and his then spouse Jenny used the winnings to purchase luxurious properties throughout Glasgow.
They additionally went on snowboarding and {golfing} holidays, and invested in a fleet of fancy supercars.
However, simply six years after their huge win, the couple noticed their lives turned the wrong way up.
They had been left devastated after their son Ted was stillborn when he was born three months’ early.
He had developed a uncommon situation known as Edwards syndrome, which drastically reduces the probability of survival after start.
Tge grieving dad and mom established a charity known as “The Teddy Bear Foundation” to assist kids with particular wants.
The basis is at the moment being investigated by Scotland’s charity regulator attributable to suspected monetary irregularities.
Charity watchdog OSCR launched their inquiry after severe issues had been raised about “governance and financial controls” at the charity.
The investigation put their marriage under “a lot of stress”, according to Barry and the couple, who have three children, have now divorced after Barry had an affair.
He told the Daily Record: “Discussions over this have brought about quite a lot of stress for Jenny and I, on prime of pressures associated to enterprise and a protracted interval of unwell well being.”
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“I additionally acknowledge that in this tough time in our lives, I developed a relationship with somebody who I met by means of work.
“I have apologised to Jenny and our children and hope to continue to be a loving father to them as they grow up.”
The OSCR is known to be investigating funds that had been made by the charity to an organization linked to one in all its trustees final 12 months.
OSCR reportedly mentioned: “We are concerned that there has been misconduct in the administration of the charity and consider it necessary and desirable to take protective action in respect of the charity’s property.
“We have therefore issued a formal direction to the charity’s bank preventing it from parting with any property of the charity without OSCR’s consent.”
The couple’s charity The Teddy Bear Trust has spent practically £500,000 taking kids with particular must Euro Disney.
It has additionally supplied kids with using classes, therapeutic massage periods and has constructed sensory gardens.