R56m: ‘Neglected’ woman leaves fortune to pets, NOT her children

An elderly woman from China who is identified as Ms Liu was recently reported to have decided to leave her fortune to her wonderful pets instead of her own children, citing their lack of visits and attention, the South China Morning Post reported.

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According to the publication, Ms Liu decided to leave her 20 million yuan (an estimated R 56 million) fortune to her cats and dogs. Some years ago, she is said to have initially made a will in which she left her three children money and property.

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However, she has allegedly changed her will after she felt neglected by her adult children. Instead, she is now said to have found ‘companionship and comfort’ in her pets. Ms Liu was reported to have insisted that after she dies, all her money must now be used to care for her pets and any of their offspring, instead of going to her children as initially drafted.

BILLIONAIRE LEAVES MILLIONS TO HER TOY

In a similar story, a property billionaire from New York Leona Helmsley was reported to left her fortunes to her toy Maltese terrier, Trouble, Daily Mail reported. She is said to have left a whopping £6million (an estimated R150 million) to her toy.

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However, a judge is said to have ordered the toy to inherit only a fraction of her fortune. This comes after two of Helmsley’s grandchildren who were excluded from it ‘for reasons known to them’ contested the will.

Helmsley’s grandchildren were reported to have claimed their grandmother was not of sound mind when she made the will which was allegedly drafted just two years before she succumbed to heart failure.

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