Wife discovers husband's affair after he dies in a car crash
Losing your husband in a car crash must be devastating. In the thick of your grief you still have to deal with the logistics, organising the funeral, sorting through the paperwork and claiming the life insurance payout to help make ends meet.
A woman in Italy has found herself in this exact situation except while working through the formalities following her husband's death, she found herself on the receiving end of a demand for part of his life insurance payout, from his mistress.
The wife was in the thick of grief when she made the shocking discovery. Getty
Suffice to say she had no idea her husband even had a mistress.
The wife found out her husband not only had a mistress, but a young son with the woman, La Stampa reports.
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To make matters worse, the mistress' demand was successful, with the insurance company agreeing she also deserved compensation for her loss.
She later discovered the mistress had a child with her husband. Getty
They found the husband and his mistress had planned a life together ahead of his death, with the man spending three days a week with her and their son and four days with his existing family.
The insurance company agreed to make a payment to the woman. Getty
It must have been a devastating discovery for the wife and while the publication didn't reveal just how much the mistress was paid from the man's life insurance payout, it was reportedly a "considerable sum".
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