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‘Greedy’ couple allegedly starved man
A “greedy” couple allegedly starved their live-in landlord to death in order to steal part of his £3.5 million ($A6.2 million) estate after forging his will, a jury heard today.
Lynda and Wayne Rickard moved into a multimillion pound farmhouse owned by James “Anthony” Sootheran in 2006 and planned to plunder his estate, Reading Crown Court heard.
Mother-of-three Lynda Rickard, 62, had previously admitted forging the will of his elderly mother Joy – where she was set to gain half of her almost £1.5 million ($A2.7 million) estate.
Similarly, she confessed to forging the will of the pensioner’s only son Anthony, who had complex mental health needs, where she stood to inherit a third of his £3.5 million ($A6.2 million) estate when he died.
A “greedy” couple allegedly starved their live-in landlord to death in order to steal part of his £3.5 million ($A6.2 million) estate after forging his will, a jury heard today.
Lynda and Wayne Rickard moved into a multimillion pound farmhouse owned by James “Anthony” Sootheran in 2006 and planned to plunder his estate, Reading Crown Court heard.
Mother-of-three Lynda Rickard, 62, had previously admitted forging the will of his elderly mother Joy – where she was set to gain half of her almost £1.5 million ($A2.7 million) estate.
Similarly, she confessed to forging the will of the pensioner’s only son Anthony, who had complex mental health needs, where she stood to inherit a third of his £3.5 million ($A6.2 million) estate when he died.
