Man Wins Court Case After Video Shows Sister Forcing Mother To Sign Will On Deathbed

Refusing to accept the outcome, John took the matter to court, arguing that the will wasn’t truly his mother’s decision. He pointed to a video of the signing, claiming it proved the document was “not the independent act of the deceased."

Now, after a legal battle, a judge has declared the will invalid, ruling that John is entitled to half of his mother’s wealth.

During the case at Central London County Court, it was revealed that Margaret had been diagnosed with dementia back in 2014. Yet, her final will – a DIY document downloaded from the internet and prepared by Lisa – was made “on her deathbed."

John, an electrician, claimed that in the lead-up to their mother’s passing, Lisa had become increasingly resentful towards him. He said she even prevented him from visiting their mother, effectively shutting him out of her life. After discovering that he had been written out of the will, he argued that his mother had been too mentally frail to understand what she was doing.

Then came the crucial piece of evidence: video footage of the signing. Ironically, Lisa herself had presented the clips in court, but they only raised more doubts about the document’s legitimacy. The videos showed their mother – who was terminally ill – struggling to get through the process. She could barely respond beyond saying “yeah" or making faint grunts to signal agreement, reports The Sun.

Lisa, who had moved in to care for Margaret full-time in 2019, had drafted the will and named herself as both the executor and sole beneficiary.

Representing herself in court, Lisa defended her actions, insisting that their mother had been completely aware of her decisions. She claimed Margaret was determined that she should inherit the home, wanting the will to reflect her wishes.

Lisa also argued that she had sacrificed everything to care for their mother around the clock. She recalled begging John for help, saying she had “cried on the phone, pleading for respite," yet, she claimed, he rarely showed up.

From 2017 onwards, she said, John “could not be bothered" with their mother. “As to the will, it was basically how my mother wanted her wishes done. She didn’t want my brother to inherit anything and made that perfectly clear to me over the course of the years," she told the court. John, however, painted a different picture. He insisted that he had been an attentive son, visiting their mother regularly – weekly or fortnightly – until Lisa began blocking him from seeing her.

As per The Sun, after weighing the evidence, the judge ruled that Margaret had died “intestate" – meaning without a valid will. As a result, her estate must now be divided equally between her two children.