NI woman who scooped £27m Euromillions jackpot found dead

A Northern Ireland woman who won a £27m Euromillions jackpot in 2013 has been found dead.

Margaret Loughrey, 56, scooped the multi-million prize back in 2013.

Margaret Loughery. (Photo: Pacemaker)placeholder image
Margaret Loughery. (Photo: Pacemaker)

Ms. Loughrey's body was discovered at an address in Strabane, Co. Tyrone on Thursday.

The PSNI is not treating her death as suspicious but have requested a post mortem to establish the cause of death.

“Police received a report of the sudden death of a woman at the Ballycolman Lane area of Strabane on Thursday September 2.

“A post-mortem is due to take place but at this stage, the death is not being treated as suspicious," said a spokesperson for the PSNI.

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