A High Court ruling has restored a share of a £600,000 estate to Richard Dalton, a charity shop worker who was initially excluded from his mother's inheritance following allegations of theft and attempted murder. The dispute revolved around a dramatic change in Peggy Dalton's will in late 2020, which had removed Richard from the inheritance and left almost everything to her son Robert and his wife Carly. The court found that dementia, isolation, and possible undue influence had compromised Peggy's ability to make a valid will, reversing the November 2020 document and upholding an earlier arrangement that provided Richard with a share of the estate. The ruling was based on concerns about Peggy's circumstances when she signed the new will, including increasing control by Robert and Carly over her daily life, finances, and access to others. The court also considered Peggy's deteriorating mental condition, which had been affected by dementia, making it unlikely that she was mentally capable of making such a substantial change in her will only months before her death.