Jean Attridge (pictured outside Central London County Court today) faces losing her home as she feuds with two of four siblings
A market trader's daughter faces being kicked out of her home as her siblings say she forfeited her right to inherit it by kicking their mother out and calling her a whore.
Jean Attridge, from south-east London, is feuding with her brother and sister after she bought the flat she's lived in for more than 30 years as an adult under £40,000.
The 71-year-old bought the three-bed in 1997 with her mother, Kathleen Bird, who had been renting there since 1961.
Mrs Bird died in 2015 and now a court battle could see Jean lost the flat after her siblings revealed she threw their mother out and called her a 'f***ing old whore'.
Anthony Bird, 62, and Marina Farmer, 64, say their mother's share of the flat she lived in for more than 50 years should be split between her five children.
They claim Mrs Attridge forfeited any right to inherit it when she threw her mother out and insulted her during a foul-mouthed phone call with Ms Farmer.
Mrs Bird severed their joint ownership, meaning her share should be divided among her five children, the siblings claim.
But their sister denies the row, says her mother chose to leave and had always promised that the flat would be 'Jeanie's house' when she died.
Judge Nigel Gerald at Central London County Court heard that Jean sold her property in Stevenage on the back of that promise, provided her with companionship and, in her later years, had 'dedicated her life' to caring for her.
'It was always intended to be a home for me and her for the rest of our lives,' Jean told the judge. 'That's the way it should have been. It's what she used to say, "When I die, this is Jeanie's house", so there would be no argument.'
Her barrister, Mark Samuels, said Jean had been her mother's 'dedicated companion', sharing their lives, holidaying together and, from 2005 on, caring for her.
Marine Farmer and Anthony Bird (both pictured outside Central London County Court today) say their mother wanted the cash from her share of the flat split between five children
'She claims that the care she provided exceeds that which would be expected from a child to a parent,' he said. 'She, in effect, dedicated her life to the emotional and physical care of the deceased.'
Siblings John Bird and Kathleen Symes back Mrs Attridge's claim to their mother's share, despite losing out on tens of thousands each if she wins, the court heard.
But Anthony, of Sheerness, and Marina, of Stevenage, insist that the promise made to Jean was
