India, March 7 -- A woman who was accused of coercing her terminally ill mother into signing a will that cut her son out of the inheritance has lost a legal battle in court, reported The Star.

Margaret Baverstock, 76, was terminally ill and barely responsive when she signed a will in March 2021, cutting out her son, John, and leaving everything to her daughter Lisa. Just eight days later, Margaret passed away.

John, 61, contested the will, arguing that his mother was too mentally frail to understand what she was signing. He also claimed the signing was "not the independent act of the deceased," pointing to video evidence that showed her struggling to respond while signing the document.

The Central London County Court heard that Margare...