The historical novelist died suddenly of a stroke in September, 2022, aged 70, having amassed a fortune of £4,677,327, later reduced to a net sum of £4.182,353.
Idrees Jaff, 39, attacked the man at 11pm on June 10 last year in Chapelfield Gardens in Norwich. The victim of the horrifying late-night attack cannot be identified for legal reasons but is over 16.