Will of Wolverhampton Man Found to Be Fake

Joseph Alan Bate, of Highfield Court, Wolverhampton, diedintestate in 2008 with an estate worth over £60,000.  His neighbor,Daniel Ball, put together a fake will and submitted a probate application in2010.  He was found guilty of conspiringto steal in July and will be sentenced this January.

StudentTufayl Ahmed signed the will as a witness using the false name, Thomas Head.  He admitted fraud and has been sentenced to40 weeks in prison suspended for two years. 

See Student Sentenced Over Fake Will ofWolverhampton Man, Express and Star, Oct. 14, 2013.