Police said they were surprised when they turned up to investigate the death of Fatima Othman in the Lebanese capital Beirut to uncover the huge cash stash.
People who donated to a disabled beggar were shocked to discover she had almost a million pounds in the bank.
Police said they were surprised when they turned up to investigate the death of Fatima Othman in the Lebanese capital Beirut to uncover the huge cash stash.
They found she had two bags containing 5 million LBP (£2,457) in cash. But they were even more surprised when they found a deposit book for a local bank.
When they looked inside realised it contained a further 1.7 billion LBP (£835,000 ) in savings.
Police spokesman Joseph Musallem said there was nothing suspicious about the death and the 52-year-old simply died of a heart attack.
Bank statement indicates that she has three bank accounts
But he said that the discovery of the cash and the savings book “was a big surprise”.
Locals who knew the woman, many of whom donated her money and food, said they were also surprised about the amount of cash that she had.
She became a minor celebrity after a snap of a kindhearted Lebanese soldier providing her with a drink and food because she was unable to use her hands or feet was posted online.
The soldier even won praise from his commander for his “compassion and humanity.”
After her death, police tracked down her family in the town of Ain Al-Zahab, in Akkar, in northern Lebanon, and they collected her body which has now been buried.
Her family had not realised she was rich either and it is believed she was too scared to admit that she had any money in case she was robbed, and so had carried on begging because it was what she knew.
Local said that Othman had lost her hands and feet during the Lebanese Civil War.
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