Cleared of lottery scam after she claims she was a victim

A mother accused of duping her friends out more than £500,000 to unlock an imaginary lottery win has been cleared of fraud after she insisted she was a victim too. Sheila Khatri, 49, duped victims claiming she had won £46.5million but needed to pay legal fees before the money could be released, Snaresbrook Crown Court heard. Four victims handed over a total of £536,800 after being promised a substantial cut of the winnings. But Khatri was cleared of four charges…