| 'Cavemen' inherit billions |
Two penniless brothers who are so poor they live in a cave could be set to inherit a share of a £4 billion fortune.
Zsolt and Geza Peladi live in the cave outside Budapest, Hungary, and sell scrap they find on the street for pennies.
Now they and a sister who lives in America are said to be on the verge
of inheriting their grandmother's massive fortune after a life of
poverty.
They learned of their good fortune after
homelessness charity workers in Hungary were contacted by lawyers
handling the estate of the brothers' maternal grandmother who died
recently in Baden-Wurttenberg, Germany.
"We knew our mother
came from a wealthy family but she was a difficult person and severed
ties with them, and then later abandoned us and we lost touch with her
and our father until she eventually died," said Geza, 43.
Under German law however direct descendents are automatically entitled to a share of any estate.
Geza added: "If this all works out it will certainly make up for the
life we have had until now - all we really had was each other - no
women would look at us living in a cave.
"But with money
maybe we can find a partner - and finally have a normal life. We don't
know yet if she even told our grandmother about us - I understand it
was only while they were carrying out genealogical research that
lawyers found we existed."
Volunteer Gyula Balazs Csaszar -
who works for Budapest's Maltans charity - told ATV television: "We
were contacted by a lawyer asking us to find the brothers. He claimed
he could help their lives with a large sum of money."
The
grandmother's name was not revealed to prevent fraudsters trying to
cash in on the inheritance but a spokesman for the legal firm said: "We
know who we need to speak to and that is the two brothers who we are
pretty sure are the grandchildren - there is no need for anyone else to
be informed."
Now the brothers are obtaining copies of their
mother's death certificate and proof of their family connection before
travelling to Germany to claim their inheritance.
