Russell Norman leaves £1.4 million in his will to his estranged wife Jules after committing suicide

ALBAWABA – In his will, TV chef and restaurateur Russell Norman allegedly gave £1.4 million to Jules, his estranged wife.

As a result of a misunderstanding with his fiancée under the influence of alcohol, the 57-year-old famous chef unfortunately committed suicide by hanging himself in November last year.

After his death, Norman, who is best known for founding the Polpo restaurant chain and its spin-offs Spuntino and Polpetto, left a significant amount of money to his family, which included his three children: Mabel, Martha and Ollie.

In his 2013 will, he named Jules as a beneficiary, whom he married in 2004 but later divorced. According to sources, it contained valuables worth a total of £1,437,000, including personal and company items.

According to The Sun, Norman also wanted cremation and wanted his former partner to inherit his business interests.

In addition to his wishes for cremation, Mr. Norman specified that his business partner would inherit shares of his company.

He suffered severe brain damage and died five days later in hospital surrounded by loved ones, even though his girlfriend and doctors tried to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

An inquest at Oakwood House, Maidstone, in February found his blood content was twice the legal limit for drink driving, and a suicide by hanging was recorded.

After a disagreement with his lover, Dr. Genevieve Verdigel, an art researcher, Mr. Norman retired to the garden of his home in Pluckley. Unfortunately, she found him unresponsive and tried to save him.

“I ran back inside to call 999,” Dr Verdigel said in a statement issued by coroner Katrina Hepburn. I attempted resuscitation. When the people from the neighborhood came, I panicked.

When paramedics discovered a pulse as a result of resuscitation, they sent Mr Norman to nearby William Harvey Hospital in Ashford.

But when they learned he had brain damage, doctors placed him on lifelong care. On November 23, he died in hospital.

According to the investigation, he showed “suicidal tendencies” before his death.

Mrs. Hepburn recorded a verdict of suicide and listed Norman’s cause of death as brain damage caused by hanging.