18th September 2011

Just can't do another murder or rape or sad story today..

Walley left his fortune to the babysitter

Clint Walley’s family have washed their hands of him.

His mother and sister have decided not to claim his body and organise his funeral after he bequeathed everything – what his sister Cynthia believes are substantial assets – to his older daughter’s former babysitter.

Walley – who allegedly made his fortunes from gambling and cut-price clothing – left all his assets to Michelle Grainger, 27, who now lives in the UK.

His sister Cynthia said that based on Walley’s will, they will let his body lie in a mortuary until Grainger claims it.

“Michelle used to babysit Clint’s eldest daughter when they lived in Durban. He left his entire estate to her. My mother and I believe that Clint most loved and valued her, so we are stepping back from organising his funeral.”

She said the fact that he did not leave either of his daughters a cent, or mention them in his will “speaks to the torment and irrationality of his disturbed mind”.

“In the past 14 years he has spent millions in legal fees on custody battles involving both his daughters, that have been played out in family courts in South Africa, the UK and Australia, supposedly because he loved them so much. And yet he has evidently left his entire estate to the former babysitter.

“He has not set Isabella (his youngest daughter) free. He has caused more havoc for her in his death than he ever did in his life,” she added.

Cynthia was unsure of the value of her late brother’s estate but was adamant he did not die destitute.

“My brother was a very disturbed man who went to a lot of trouble to make it seem he was financially ruined. It is very sad what has happened, there is nothing rational or sane about this situation but then my brother wasn’t a rational man.

“He owns or has owned property in the UK and has a Swiss bank account as well as a Cayman Islands account. He was also allegedly making a payment of £2 000 (R23 500) every month to an individual in the UK – and it was not his second wife.”