An impassioned plea written by the estranged son of John Hemmes to his biological father has been revealed in full after he was awarded $1.75 million of his estate on Friday.
Correspondence tendered to the New South Wales Supreme Court shows the hospitality tycoon shot down his reaching out son Edward Cameron, 27, in an email sent by proxy.
Mr Cameron eventually worked up the courage to contact the late Sydney business identity as a 20-year-old, before suing for a $4.1million portion of his estate this week, Daily Telegraph reported.
An impassioned plea written by the estranged son of John Hemmes (left) to his biological father has been revealed in full after he was awarded $1.75 million of his estate on Friday
Correspondence tendered to the New South Wales Supreme Court shows the hospitality tycoon shot down his reaching out son Edward Cameron (pictured), 27, in an email sent by proxy
‘It has taken me a long time to write this letter, not only because not knowing what to write and how to address you, but also being scared of denile (sic),’ he wrote.
‘I have always wanted to meet you, speak to you and know you since I could remember, but not until now have I been strong enough to do something about it..’
Mr Cameron continued by introducing himself to his father as the graduate of a dual diploma in marketing and advertising, living abroad with his German girlfriend.
He concluded the letter by leaving his email address and saying how he would ‘love’ to get to know ‘Dad, John, Father, Mr Hemmes’.
But all Mr Cameron received in reply was an email written by his father’s general manager of administration Kerrie Boylett, telling him to ‘not under any circumstances’ try and find him at his private address.
Ms Boylett – who Daily Telegraph reported was left $2million in Mr Hemmes’ will – wrote: ‘Until a DNA test is completed with regard to yourself and Mr Hemmes, Mr Hemmes does not want to have any contact with you.
Mr Cameron eventually worked up the courage to contact the late Sydney business identity (pictured) as a 20-year-old, before suing for a $4.1million portion of his estate this week
All Mr Cameron received in reply was an email written by his father’s general manager of administration Kerrie Boylett, telling him to ‘not under any circumstances’ try and find him at his private address. Pictured (left to right): Bettina Hemmes, Justin Hemmes and John Hemmes
‘As previously mentioned, Mr Hemmes does not believe that you and himself have the same DNA.’
The letter continued to explain that Mr Hemmes was only willing to meet with Mr Cameron if another DNA test proved their relation.
Ms Boylett added: ‘This meeting is to be set up through myself. Once again, Mr Hemmes has asked that if DNA is to show that you both have the same DNA, that you do not contact him direct, but rather myself to set up a time to meet.
‘Once again, please contact me direct for any questions or queries otherwise any correspondence sent to Mr Hemmes will be returned unopened.’
Mr Cameron was awarded $1.75 million on Friday after claiming he was born to Mr Hemmes and Fiona Cameron – a woman with whom he allegedly had an affair with between 1983 and 1989.
Justice Geoffrey Lindsay made his decision after court heard details of how Mr Cameron never met his father before he died from cancer in March 2015, Sydney Morning Herald reported.
His mother’s relationship with Mr Hemmes ended once she became pregnant, and he only began paying child support to her in the mid 1990s after several court cases.
DNA tests at the time found that Mr Cameron was 99.6 per cent likely to be Mr Hemmes’ son.
But Mr Cameron said his father never acknowledged him or spoke to him and even took out an apprehended violence order when he tried to find him, NSW Supreme Court heard on Thursday.