Court orders daughter to return house to father after false dementia claim (opens original article in a new tab)

A court ordered a daughter to return her father's house after finding she didn't pay the agreed price and falsely claimed he had dementia.

• High court ordered daughter to return house to father after finding she didn't pay R650,000 purchase price
• Court rejected daughter's claims of father's dementia due to lack of independent diagnosis
• Judge criticized daughter's conduct, stating she tried to retain property under guise of care
• Property transfer was cancelled and must be returned to father's name