“I really do not want to die yet, but this is what will happen”

The former prop-erty developer Kevin McGeever fears he will die from the stress of what he has “had to endure” since faking his own kidnapping, the High Court has heard.

The dramatic claim was made by the 71-year-old in a recent email to his solicitor, in which he explained that he is confined to bed with “crazy” high blood pressure.

The rogue tycoon is being pursued by businessman James Byrne, who alleges McGeever ...