An Australian man lost an inheritance from his mother after being convicted of manslaughter following her disappearance and presumed demise. He was the primary caregiver of his mother while she was ill and was named the sole beneficiary of her will shortly before her death. He was convicted without the body being found in no small part because of his behavior and purchases at the time of disappearance. This case also shows the similarities between the Australian and American systems as they both provide for statutory and common law anti-slayer provisions.
See Kim Stephens, Killer Gold Coast Son Stripped Of Mother’s Estate, Brisbane Times, May 23, 2015.
Special thanks to Brian Cohan (Attorney at Law, Law Offices of Brian J. Cohan, P.C.) for bringing this article to my attention.
