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Sister returns after ten years with a forged will and a police report, but I have Dad's secret letter
- inheritance-dispute
- sibling-rivalry
- forged-will
- letter-from-beyond
- police-involvement
- grief
- clapham-flat
- Religious pressure
- Death or grieving
- Abuse or coercion
>be me >34, living in Dad’s old flat in Clapham >haven’t seen my sister Claire in ten years >she never came to the funeral >doorbell rings, it’s her >she’s all smiles and apologies >“Jamie, I want to make amends. Let’s sort out Dad’s estate properly.” >I let her in, kettle on >she asks to see the house deeds >I say they’re with the solicitor >she pulls out a document from her bag >“Dad signed this a week before he died. Everything goes to me.” >it’s a will, looks real enough >but I remember Dad’s handwriting >the signature is shaky, wrong >I say no, this isn’t right >she gets cold, fast >“Give me the keys, Jamie. This is mine now.” >I tell her to leave >she does, but says police will sort it >the next day I go to Dad’s old bank >ask if he had a safe deposit box >turns out he did >I open it with the death certificate >inside is a letter, addressed to me >Dad’s writing, clear as day >it says Claire had been stealing from him for years >cheques, cash, even forged his signature on a loan >he cut her out of the will deliberately >“She’ll try something, son. Don’t trust her.” >I’m shaking >that night, cops knock on my door >DS Patel, mid-40s, tired eyes >“Claire filed a complaint. Says you forged the will and stole £30,000 from the estate.” >she shows him her forged document >I show him Dad’s letter >he reads it twice, then sighs >“This is a civil matter. I’ll seize your laptop and bank records for the file.” >I ask if he’s arresting her for fraud >he shakes his head >“Lack of jurisdiction over inheritance disputes. CPS will decide.” >he leaves with my laptop >I’m left with Dad’s letter and a sister who’s probably laughing >am I in the wrong here