Iceland’s Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that the remains of chess legend Bobby Fischer can be exhumed for a paternity test to settle a dispute over his estate, public broadcaster RUV reported.
The Supreme Court overturned a ruling by the district court of Reykjavik in May and decided to allow the disinterment of Fischer’s body to test if he was indeed the father of Jinky Young, 9, from the Philippines, as her mother claims, RUV said.
Fischer, who died on January 17, 2008, is buried at the cemetery of Laugardaelir Church in southern Iceland.
His estate is estimated to be worth about two million dollars and is reportedly contested by three parties in addition to Young: a wife, two American nephews and the US government, whom he owed unpaid taxes.
According to RUV, new evidence had emerged that Fischer had transferred money to Young’s mother in 2006 and 2007, boosting her case that he was in fact her father. The court therefore allowed DNA to be taken from Fischer’s remains.
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Klein held for drunk driving
Los Angeles: American Pie star Chris Klein has been arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol.
The ex-boyfriend of Katie Holmes was driving through Los Angeles in the early hours of Wednesday morning when he was pulled over by a police officer, reported TMZ.
The 31-year-old was then forced to carry out a field sobriety test was found to have a blood-alcohol level of more than twice the legal limit. Klein was booked and later released on bail.
This is Klein’s second alcohol-related arrest in the last five years.
In 2005, he was charged with two misdemeanour counts of DUI.
At the time, Chris Klein pleaded guilty, paid a $1,800 fine and was sentenced to five years probation. —PTI