EuroMillions winner Gillian Bayford says 148m win was mixed blessing as she admits threatening ex in baby – The Sun

A EUROMILLIONS winner walked free from court today despite attacking her ex - after saying her win had been a "mixed blessing".

Gillian Bayford, 47, yanked toyboy Gavin Innes off the stairs at her mansion believing he had not looked after her children properly.

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The EuroMillions winner who shared the record-breaking win in 2012 with ex-husband Adrian was originally accused of battering domestic abuse campaigner Gavin Innes, 46, three times while they were dating in 2017.

The mum-of-two man-handled Gavin, pushing and shoving him before one of her friends drove him home.

Firey former hospital cleaner Gillian flipped again just four days later shoving her then lover inside her Audi Q7 as they continued to row over the babysitting.

The mum admitted the attacks today - taking her from one of Britains biggest ever jackpot winners to a criminal conviction in just seven years.

She could have faced up to 12-months in jail and a 5,000 fine but instead was let-off with no punishment.

The court heard how Gavin had conducted "a vendetta" against her - including a horrific campaign of online abuse, which he denies.

Bayfords solicitor Murdo MacLeod QC dominated the hearing, using his mitigation to claim Mr Innes had targeted Gillian for her fortune.

In an extraordinary attack on the attack victim, he claimed Mr Innes had treated Gillian as his pension fund and had put HIS client through hell on Earth.

The QC also hinted a harsh punishment could harm super-rich Mrs Bayfords charity work.

Mr MacLeod added: My anxiety in the conviction is that there may be some impact on the extent to which these charities are allowed to have some relationship with her.

He said the lottery win had been "a mixed blessing" for her adding: "It placed a great strain on her marriage and she split up from her husband in 2013.

Victim Mr Innes, who had been due to give evidence, had no representation in court. It meant he was given no opportunity to respond to the claims.Property tycoon Bayford, of Broughty Ferry, Tayside, had been due to face trial at Dundee Sheriff Court but instead admitted a lesser offence following negotiations with prosecutors.

Sheriff Lorna Drummond refused to grant an absolute discharge.

The mum admitted a domestically aggravated statutory breach of the peace -- by struggling with him, shouting at him, and pushing him on two occasions on the 1st and 5th of October 2017.

Bayford met Gavin in school and they embarked on a relationship after he asked her to help with a charity he was starting for male victims of domestic abuse.

He still campaigns on Facebook and Twitter to raise awareness of the problem.

Gillian then fell for convicted fraudster Brian Deans,who once pinched 13,500 from Tesco.

They married near St Andrews, in August 2018 - six years to the day after landing her lottery jackpot.

Gillian scooped 148million with then hubby Adrian, 47, in 2012 and the pair celebrated the staggering win with Dominos pizza.

But the couple separated 15 months later after nine years of marriage with the cash split equally between them.

The ex-hospital cleaner moved back to her native Scotland from Suffolk with their two children and launched a property business.

She spent millions buying homes to rent out, and bought a cafe, "Sugar and Spice", in Arbroath.

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But the cafe shut in 2016 - putting 21 staff out of work - after reporting a 129,000 loss.

Last month it emerged she has forked out almost 1.2million on a Victorian mansion with six bedrooms and a footie pitch-sized garden.

The lavish home near Dundee also boasts Tay views, three reception rooms, a gazebo, triple garage and greenhouse.

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