dead woman in court

A woman who was falsely declared dead has appeared in court via videolink from Nigeria to stop a convicted fraudster from seizing her £350,000 London home. June Ashimola, 55, was reportedly deceased since February 2019, sparking a bizarre legal battle over her estate. However, she appeared before High Court judge John Linwood to declare she was alive and a victim of fraud. The court heard that Ms. Ashimola left Britain for Nigeria in 2018 and never returned. In her absence, Power of Attorney over her estate—including a house in Woolwich, southeast London—was granted to associates of convicted fraudster Tony Ashikodi.…