Text messages, photos lodged in court as legal battle erupts over will

A legal battle has erupted over the estate of a slain Brisbane concrete company boss who was allegedly murdered by one of his workers, with romantic text messages and photos lodged in court by a woman claiming to be his legal de facto.

A legal battle has erupted over the estate of a slain Brisbane concrete company boss who was allegedly murdered by one of his workers.

Romantic text messages and photos have been lodged in court by Khalil Ibrahim’s girlfriend, who claims she was his legal de facto, as she fights his daughter for a slice of his fortune.

Mr Ibrahim, 59, was found dead in his Cannon Hill home in October last year.

A court heard he was allegedly stabbed seven times and hit with a spanner eight times.

His employee, Jordan Van Doorn, has been charged with the murder but has claimed self-defence, alleging Mr Ibrahim attacked him “unexpectedly” after he went to collect his pay.

Mr Ibrahim’s girlfriend, Marisol Mabansag, 25, this month launched legal action seeking “proper maintenance and support” from Mr Ibrahim’s estate which she has estimated at more than $750,000.

Marisol Rmrz Mabansag and Khalil Ibrahim. Picture: Facebook.

In her District Court claim, Ms Mabansag said she had been forced to act after Mr Ibrahim died intestate and his daughter Tahlia disputed her de facto status.

Ms Mabansag said in court documents that she and Mr Ibrahim met at a party in the Philippines in 2016 and lived together there and on the Gold Coast after he sponsored her to move to Australia.

She said he later proposed to her and gave her a diamond ring, but they never ended up marrying as he told her he had never divorced his first wife who lived in Canada.

“Khalil was always telling me he wanted me to be his wife,” her claim stated.

“There are numerous text messages from him to me stating this during our relationship.”

In one text message included as part of her claim, Mr Ibrahim allegedly told her: “I want you to be my lady for the rest of my life. I want to marry you because I love you so much. I want to have a baby with you.”

The claim also includes photos of the two of them together and the diamond ring.

Ms Mabansag said she cared for Mr Ibrahim after he had a hip replacement in 2018, and he did the same for her last year when she was admitted to hospital.

Police at the Cannon Hill home where Khalil Ibrahim died in October last year. Picture: John Gass

“Khalil made most of our money and he paid for most things,” her claim stated.

“I took care of the household by cooking, cleaning, doing the groceries and laundry. I would massage him every night, manicure his fingers and toes, take him to the shower and wake him up to prepare him for work. This routine never changed up until the date he passed.”

Ms Mabansag said she had also cooked and cleaned for Tahlia, who lived with them.

“Tahlia was very well aware I was her father’s de facto partner,” her claim stated.

Her claim includes a text message after Mr Ibrahim died when Tahlia allegedly wrote to her: “I know it would be so hard … you were the one that would wake up with him until he left for work. I’m always here (for you).”

Ms Mabansag said in her claim that after Mr Ibrahim died, Tahlia, her mother and friends entered their house “without permission” and took all of Mr Ibrahim’s belongings and cars.

She said she worked as a room attendant at the Intercontinental Hotel at Sanctuary Cove and lived “week to week” from her pay.