Lying to someone on their deathbed?

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What’s everyone’s take on lying to someone on their death bed? As a general principle and then in this specific incident listed below.

My personal view is it’s wrong, but what about the pretence to make the dying person happy? I still feel this is wrong and shows a lack of respect for the dying person and there are many other ways to leave a loved one with fond memories than a lie.

Person in question lies to a family member on their death bed about gaining a snr military position straight out the gate, bought from eBay the kit to sell the lie. Person In question did not know the family member would die, it v much came out of the blue. Now the family member has passed, the person in question is maintaining the lie and wearing the uniform etc.

Person in question has a history of being a pathological liar and weaving these sort of intricate tales to vulnerable elderly family members and financially gaining due how how ‘proud’ they were of him. I’m talking in the £000s, cars bought etc not a £5/£10 here and there.

@CombatBarbie hey! Another claim has come through now, that he’s working for mi6 through the navy as they operate under naval authority so he’s used his recently secured lieutenant role to get into mi6. But his day to day role is managing a restaurant? This isn’t real surely? Just wanted to check In and get your thoughts?

Oh and he’s now saying he needs cash to join mi6 in London and will reimburse with his £50k entry level salary. I despair.

I can’t believe this is still going on?

What did your Uncle say when you told him?

About the navy? He told GM, poor woman was heartbroken apparently, sobbing. Not just the lie to her but also the deception to her son when he was sick in hospital, bringing props in. She phoned B and asked him about the navy and the truth, to which he said he’d not started as he’s moving to mi6 under naval authority, so is starting there soon. Denial. Think this must have been 2 or so weeks ago as when I spoke to her on the phone she said not to worry about B and the navy, he’s joining mi6 instead but we can’t say and he swore her to secrecy. Alarms went off in my head, called M and told her, she already knew about this mi6 development (so not some off the cuff remark to quieten GM). M obviously mentioned it to B that I was suspicious of the whole thing, he then sent me a screenshot of the application page with his name and post applied for (but anyone can apply for any publicly listed job) and called me a hateful bitch and I needed to watch out.

I don’t know if GM told uncle about mi6, I’m thinking no as she was very hush hush telling me. I’m going to contact local GPs and police and say this is something that’s going on, and he’s violent when challenged so I have concerns, maybe the police can explain to M and GM that this is all nonsense and dangerous nonsense at that?

I cant believe they are being so gullible.

This is so unbelievable and I feel so sorry for you caught up between a pathological liar and people who won’t have a bad word said against him. It’s like he’s a cult leader who can do no wrong