Posted on 07/09/2021 5:49:43 PM PDT by simpson96
Two brothers destroyed their family home to stop their sister getting a cut of the estate left by their parents after claiming she 'killed their mother'.
Garry, 59, and Malcolm Taylor, 57, travelled from Hervey Bay in Queensland to Murtoa in regional Victoria to destroy the house left to them as inheritance the day before it went to auction in March, 2019.
The destruction, which was filmed by the brothers much to their 'amusement', was to rob their sister Kerrie, 61, of any money made as a result of the sale.
The Victoria County Court heard that the brothers were determined their sister 'wasn't going to get a cent' and that they would 'rather pull it down piece by piece' than share the money.
The Taylor brothers' 'renovations' of the home were the result of a years-long and 'deep seated' battle with their sister, who was the executor of their parents' estate.(snip)
The pair arrived at the mother's home on Thursday March 28 and began the destruction.
Malcolm graffitied 'Lois was murdered here' on her bedroom wall and sprayed the outline of a body on the floor, according to court documents. He denied any knowledge of the graffiti in court.(snip)
Malcolm then removed the water tank attached to the house and rolled it down the street while Garry filmed laughing.
They then took turns demolishing the house with the rented excavator, with the other filming when not using the machine.
At one stage Malcolm yells 'charge' as he rams the excavator into the wall of the home.
Both brothers laughed maniacally in court-released footage as they tore down the property.
Court documents alleged the brothers took selfies inside the destroyed home after they were finished.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
THAT’s not an Excavator....
This didn’t happen in Texas ...
If this ends up as a series on cable TV, my wife will watch it, right after the “Live in the woods and insulate a shed” reality shows she watches now. In between Hallmark Channel movies.
It is a mini backhoe. It digs/excavates, so it is an excavator. Perhaps that is not the trade name of the device but it is a true description.
Hatred and Revenge are very destructive burdens to bear.
The point is, it’s pretty small.
Not Australian sized....
Hell hath no fury like family who think they should have gotten more money from their dead parent.
Oh yeah. My sister was also the executor and trustee, collecting fees and commissions, coming and going. About six months into it, I had to convince my brother not to take matters into his own hands.
We also found out her husband and son in law were trying to get big “loans” from the 80 plus year old man, the few years before he passed. Thankfully my dad never lost his sanity.
The greed we witnessed for 40 years, mind blowing. The idea of burning it all down in lawyers fees was so tempting.
Love one another as Christ has loved you. Looks like they forgot th love their sister. Sounds like jealousy or envy. Both serious sins.
I understand if you would not want to answer, but do you have communication / interaction with your sister and her family?
It’s a mini excavator
Tis what they’re called.
This one’s on the small end of their class
Now I would have brought in one of our 40 ton machines to do the job. That little one will just get someone hurt
I love taking down houses!
“Looks like they forgot th love their sister.”
Seems to me their sister forgot to love both them and their mother first.
Just saying.
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He totally freaked.
Now he is wasting the money he was left on lawyers trying to prove the house is actually his. Funny thing is that his mother actually left him more then the cash value of the home and his sister offered to sell it to him for below market value.
Not about the money really, about Mommy loved you MORE.
A lot of hate in that family.
So they had a meltdown because their own children would get an inheritance as well?
Not sure there is anyway to love that kind of idiocy out of someone.
Just saying.
There’s plenty of stupid to go around here, that’s for sure.
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D8 Cat is the way to go. Whole job done in 15 min, maybe less.
Judge Michael Cahill said in Victorian County Court the brothers’ destruction was ‘an entirely irrational response’, according to the Herald Sun, given denying their sister $30,000 in the house’s sale would see them lose a combined $60,000 as a result.
‘Family disputes bring out the worst in people,’ he said.
The prosecution and defence agreed rather than jail time, the brothers should pay a fine. They will be sentenced on Friday.
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That plan worked out well.
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