Criminal's Windfall Turns to Misery

0:00On May 2nd, a career criminal named Stephen Wilson scored 5.5 million pounds in taxpayer cash after getting stabbed 16 times in prison. Back in July 2018, he sued the Ministry of Justice for not checking if his attacker was safe around knives in the kitchen, and a judge sided with him despite his, 30 plus convictions over two decades. Instead of going straight, Wilson blew half his windfall on a wild two-year binge of cocaine, loving, and five-star hotel stays with fake friends. He dropped over 150,000 pounds on cars like an Audi RS3 and a Volvo XC60 plus gold jewelry and gifts for folks who ghosted him in. Jail. His big brother David is sounding the alarm, saying the money drags Stephen back into drugs and danger, turning him into a target for robbers and leeches. These so-called pals drugged him up, stole his cards, even kidnapped and taser him once, but he never called cops fearing payback. Now, wheelchair bound with a torn liver and bust his spine, Stephen's ditched his hometown,

1:02bought a 340,000-pound bungalow on the coast and barely seized his 15-year-old daughter. Lately, he's laid low, paranoid about old enemies, though he showed up for family like his nephew's funeral and funded a recent Euro-trip that went off the rails with more crack and a luxury spot. He's on a driving ban for speeding, his health's worse from the lifestyle, and he's told Ken the payout's been nothing but misery. David's pushing for change, teaming up on a mobile car-validating business, Stephen's buying to keep him focused and straight, hoping it'll finally lead. Team rebuild with real family, instead of flushing the rest down the drain.