Son finds mother's winning EuroMillions ticket three days after her death with heartbreaking message inside

Son finds mother's winning EuroMillions ticket three days after her death with heartbreaking message inside

Liam Carter, 34, originally from Hampshire but now living in Aberdeen, was sorting through his mother Anne's possessions after she died aged 67 when he found the ticket.

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