The sister of Eva Rausing has accused her in-laws over their treatment of the millionairess, who died at the age of 48 following years of drug addiction.
Be Kemeny claims that Eva received inadequate support from husband Hans Kristian’s family, particularly after her four children were removed from her care. Speaking from her home in South Carolina, Ms Kemeny said one of the Rausings had once told Eva she had “no redeeming qualities either as a mother or a human being”.
“Eva said repeatedly if this were true, then she did not deserve to live,” she said. “My father is furious at the way Eva was treated by the Rausings.”
Police found Eva’s body beneath a pile of clothing and bin bags at her £70 million home in Chelsea on July 11. A post-mortem examination revealed that she had died more than two months earlier from heart failure, possibly induced by drug abuse.
Her husband, former heir to a £4.5 billion fortune, later pleaded guilty to preventing Eva’s burial. He was sentenced to 10 months in jail, suspended for two years, and ordered to attend a drug rehabilitation programme.
A Rausing spokesman said: “The Rausing family hope that Eva will be remembered for her lifetime work in helping other addicts and in highlighting the dangers of drug addiction.”
