Couple forged will to obtain dead man's $6.7m estate, court hears

Key points

• A Wollongong couple who pleaded guilty to forging a will will wait six more weeks to learn their sentences. Matthew Barnes and Magnolia Rose Farmer pleaded guilty to dishonestly obtaining a financial advantage by deception over the $6.7 million estate of Marino Mikleus, who died in 2023.
• The court heard Barnes stole identification documents from Mr Mikleus's home and used them to create a will naming himself as spouse. Farmer received $156,800 in cash from the estate, the court was told.
• Barnes remains in custody and Farmer is on bail.