Frederick Ward Snr died aged 91 in 2020 and froze out five of his grandchildren. A fight broke out at the will reading before a neighbour called the police.
Fred Ward Sr left sisters low sum as he was 'disappointed' about lack of visitsA family row, which erupted when five sisters discovered that their grandfather had left them each just £50 in an envelope in his will, saw 'dozens' of people pour onto the street throwing punches before a neighbour eventually called the police.
At a will reading, Carol Gowing , Angela St Marseille, Amanda Higginbotham, Christine Ward and Janet Pett were each handed an envelope containing the paltry sum which led to chaos unfolding at the house in Ealing, west LondonAccording to the sisters' aunt and uncle, the grandchildren had only made a small number of 'flying visits' to Fred Snr
'There were a lot of people simultaneously making a great deal of commotion,' according to the High Court judge Master Brightwell.Maria Hummer noticed the fight unfolding and said that there were around 24 people shouting at each other. The High Court judge ruled that the 2018 will was 'entirely rational' given the grandchildren's lack of visits
Master Brightwell added: 'When it was put to that he had at the will reading called a"horrible c***", he immediately retorted that he had added the words"money-grabbing" to the epithet.' 'However the decision not to do so and to split the residue and thus the bulk of the estate between his surviving children can hardly be said to be a provision which no reasonable testator could make.'
But Fred Jr died in 2015 and a family feud broke out which meant Mr Ward did not see much of Fred Jr's side of the family.