Indaba — Statement Builder

Before you start

What you write here may end up in front of a court, so it's worth knowing how these are read.

Write what you saw, heard, or were told — and who told you. Stay with what you actually remember. Where you're not sure, say you're not sure. A statement that admits its gaps gets believed. One that's certain about everything does not.

Please don't try to be helpful. If something you remember cuts against us, write it down anyway. We would far rather know now.

Noel and I are grateful you're doing this at all.

DBDanny Bismark-PettitFounder, Convergence AI · for the family

🧭The basics. Pick how you'd like to do it below, then just talk or type. Follow the steps along the top — it's built to be intuitive, so you really can't get it wrong.

✦ Start here — how would you like to do this?

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Just talk (or type)

Say your account out loud — or simply type it. Whatever's easier for you. No need to speak if you'd rather write.

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Guide me

Prefer prompts? We ask simple questions and you answer each — out loud or typed.

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Do both strongest

Talk it through and answer the questions. We keep both and merge the best.

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Paste / upload

Already written something? Paste it, or upload a Word / text file — we'll organise it.

💡 Not sure where to start? A few gentle suggestions

A quick tip: before you talk, it helps to jot a few bullet points of what you want to cover — then just speak through them, one at a time. No pressure to be tidy; that's our job.

Things people often speak to — only where you saw or heard it yourself:

What you personally saw or heard — not what someone else told you.
The family and how close it was — how the parents regarded their sons, and what you saw of the bond between everyone.
What the parents themselves said they wanted for the home and the family — in words you actually heard, or wishes you saw written down.
Your own dealings with the people involved, and roughly when.
Anything you witnessed about how decisions were made — who was consulted, and whether people were asked before things were done.
As the person got older — anything you observed about their health, memory or how they were (for example, repeating themselves or telling the same stories) — only what you witnessed.
Specific conversations you were part of, and about when they happened.
How people behaved and treated one another — moments you personally saw, in your own words.

These are only memory-joggers — nobody is telling you what to say. Stick to what you genuinely saw or heard, in your own words.

🎙️ Talk it through — or ⌨️ just type

Tap once to start, tap again to stop. Come back anytime and tap again — it all joins the same statement.Tap to speak, or type. How does recording work?0 words

① Your words — exactly as you said them

This is your account, word for word.

Nothing changed, nothing added. Read it over. Remember something else? Add it below — it becomes part of your own words.

✍️ Add something new, or clarify what's there — speak or type

New details are woven into your account. Switch to Clarify to correct or explain something already there — it goes in clearly marked as a clarification.

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② Organized — same story, easier to follow

Here's a tidier version. You're still in control.

Same story, your words — just grouped so it reads clearly, with the key moments picked out. We turned "round about" dates into "circa." Edit anything right here.

✨ Key moments we picked up

🤔 Just a couple of optional questions

We may ask one or two short questions to round things out, or to tidy up a point. Answer them or skip them — either is completely fine. Anything you do add goes in your own words and folds straight into your statement.

📝 Your organized statement — edit anything

💡 Want to add a memory instead of editing here? Go back to Your words and add it there — it re-organizes automatically.

③ Your statement — ready to keep

Your statement.

The highlighted italic parts are your own words, kept exactly — quotable, as you said them.

✏️ This is fully editable — click anywhere in the statement below and type. You can also go back and edit your own words or the organized version at any time.

Nothing here is sworn — it's your draft account, ready for your lawyer to review. Copy puts the whole statement on your clipboard to paste anywhere. In the live version, Email it to me sends it to your inbox securely from Indaba — no need to open your mail app.

✍️ Sign off — make it yours

I confirm this is my own account, given freely and truthfully, and I authorize it to be shared with the family and their counsel for review. I understand nothing here is sworn — a sworn oath, if needed, is taken separately.

Sign with your finger or mouse

📱 Signet — sign from your phone. On the live platform you can send this to someone's phone by text, email or WhatsApp, and it comes back signed with their finger, timestamped and filed — “Sign It, Seal It, Send It · One Finger, One Signature, One Time.”

📇 Your contact details

We've filled in what we already have — please check it and fix anything that's off. Only your name and your statement are needed; the rest simply helps the family and their counsel reach you if there's a question.

Full name

How you're connected to the family

Email (optional)

Phone (optional)

If you're outside the country, tell us whether that's a WhatsApp number or a local line — so we reach you the right way.

Address (optional)

Once you're happy, submit it. Changed your mind later? No problem — reopen your link, edit, and submit again. We always use your most recent version as your statement.

Tell your story, in your own words.