Two wives are locked in a bitter inheritance battle over the £1.8million fortune of a bigamist accountant who married them both in Las Vegas five years apart without getting a divorce.
Wealthy James Dinsdale died of cancer, aged 55, in October 2020, leaving his vast estate to be fought over by his two spouses.
After his death, his most recent partner, beautician Margaret Dinsdale, 41, began sorting out his affairs on the assumption she would inherit his fortune as his next of kin.
But she was left reeling when she discovered James was still legally married to his first wife after he whisked Ms Dinsdale off for a Las Vegas wedding in 2017 - making their marriage 'void' and leaving her with no automatic right to inherit.
James had married cosmetic dentist, Dr Victoria Fowell, 53, in 2012 at a Vegas wedding chapel on the same street and only 1,960ft from where he wed Margaret five years later, but never got round to divorcing her - making her James' heir alongside his adult son under intestacy laws.
