Akaroa caregiver's trust gets $587,000 despite suspicious behaviourAkaroa caregiver Prunella Downes has walked away with $587,000 for her trust despite suspicious behaviour. An Akaroa caregiver's family trust has netted $587,000 from her millionaire client's will, despite a High Court judge disbelieving her evidence and finding her behaviour suspicious. He owned a 2-hectare block of land in Rue Balguerie valued at $750,000 and about $587,000 in other assets. She endorsed the April 14 will and invalidated the April 18 will, saying Downes's behaviour had aroused the suspicion of the court. Justice Dunningham said Downes had encouraged Sheward to regard her family as his surrogate family and increased his dependency on her.

Source: Stuff August 29, 2016 06:33 UTC