Mail Stuck in Outbox in OUTLOOK

Stupidly attached pictures with total size of 16MB to email and tried to send. Now it's stuck in my outbox. Anyone got a clue how to delete it?

Klondike,
I assume your problem is due to the fact that you have got automatic send/receive at startup of Outlook and system hangs while it tries to send. 
Try temporarily disabling your internet connection before starting Outlook so that it fails to connect to the server.
You should then be able to go into your Outbox and delete the offending email. 
I would strongly recommend that you disable automatic send/receive at Startup and Send immediately.  It is best practice to send/receive manually.

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