In a village in Beijing, China, a neighbor man who cared for an elderly person living alone inherited the entire estate, including five houses, despite the presence of the elderly person's siblings.
According to China Central Television (CCTV) on the 27th, an elderly person living in Shunyi District, Beijing, requested help from the village committee to find someone to care for them when they turned 81.
At the suggestion of the village committee, a neighbor man who had a good relationship with the elderly person stepped forward to take care of them. The elderly person signed a 'paid-in capital increase agreement' with this man, stating they would inherit the estate.
The man decided to take care of the elderly person so they could live comfortably for the rest of their life, and the elderly person agreed to inherit all their property, including 11 dwellings, to the man who was not a blood relative.
The neighbor man not only celebrated the elderly person's birthday but also spent time playing board games together. He reportedly took his grandchildren to greet the elderly person regularly, showing attentive care.
After development in the village, the dwellings owned by the elderly person were demolished, and the elderly person received compensation of 3.8 million yuan (approximately 750 million won) and five dwellings (560㎡) for relocation.
The elderly person entered into a newly updated 'paid-in capital increase agreement' stating that they would leave all their property to the man in March 2023.
When the elderly person passed away at the age of 93 in October of the same year, the man directly organized the funeral and wrote the tombstone.
At that time, since the deceased's younger sister and nephews were alive, the man went through the court to confirm the legitimacy of the inheritance.
He stated in court that those with blood relations to the elderly person did not wish to inherit. The court ruled that all of the elderly person's estate rightfully belonged to the man.