{"id":17698,"date":"2024-04-16T12:30:07","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T11:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/?p=17698"},"modified":"2024-04-16T16:39:31","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T15:39:31","slug":"heiress-family-bid-to-stop-husband-cleared-of-murder-inheriting-wifes-4-4-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/heiress-family-bid-to-stop-husband-cleared-of-murder-inheriting-wifes-4-4-million\/","title":{"rendered":"Heiress&#8217; family fights to stop husband cleared of murder from inheriting \u00a34.4m"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Wealthy heiress&#8217; family seeks to block husband from inheriting \u00a34.4 million estate<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Donald McPherson, 50, was acquitted of Paula Leeson&#8217;s murder in 2017<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Additional reporting:  Pat Hurst, PA Wire<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The family of a wealthy heiress from Trafford is attempting to prevent her former husband from inheriting her \u00a34.4m will following the collapse of his murder trial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Property developer Donald McPherson, 50, had denied the murder of Paula Leeson, 47, in 2017, and a judge ordered the jury to find him not guilty at his trial in 2021, as there was insufficient evidence for a safe conviction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The family are asking a judge to rule she was unlawfully killed to stop McPherson from benefiting from his late wife\u2019s will and other assets worth \u00a34.4m, the Manchester Civil Court of Justice heard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8216;Secret life insurance policies taken out before drowning&#8217;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Before her death, McPherson had taken out seven \u201csecret\u201d life insurance policies on his \u201cbesotted\u201d wife and stood to gain \u00a33.5m from the policies if she died, his murder trial in 2021 heard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"361\" height=\"543\" src=\"https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2024\/04\/2.58673714.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17708\" style=\"width:429px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2024\/04\/2.58673714.jpg 361w, https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2024\/04\/2.58673714-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 361px) 100vw, 361px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Property developer Donald McPherson, 50, accused of drowning his wealthy heiress wife, Paula Leeson, 47, was found not guilty of murder at Manchester Crown Court after judge Mr Justice Goose halted his trial after ruling there was insufficient evidence. 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