JUST two weeks ago, Robert Lund told the Evening Telegraph how he feared he was on the verge of a second nervous breakdown over the stress of being a murder suspect.

And he predicted that he would 'give a sigh of relief audible across the continent when I am finally told all this is over.'

The 52-year-old spoke during a bi-annual visit to Blackburn, which also involved a trip to his solicitors, Forbes as part of the legal battle to get access to the money left to him in his wife Evelyn's will.

Her family, who live in Blackburn, are contesting his right to have the money.

Lund walked into our head offices in High Street, Blackburn, and posed for pictures in the town centre.

He said: "My whole life is on hold until someone decides to make a decision.

"The worst part is not being able trust anyone any more. I don't think I ever will. "I used to trust the police and people with responsibility, I was brought up that way, but I find that impossible now. Evelyn died in tragic circumstances and there's no other explanation."

The last time he had a mental breakdown was after Evelyn's body was found in 2002. Now he says the stress of not being able to move forward with his life is getting too much to tolerate.

Robert told the Evening Telegraph about his year to date -- a year that will end with the fifth anniversary of Evelyn's disappearance.

Christmas was spent with a friend from London. New Year was spent with villagers.

Robert said he had become more involved than ever in his local community. He said he was on the Spring Festival Committee, helping to organise stalls and celebrations in Raysaac.

Two of his Blackburn friends have bought property near Robert and he frequently travels to Andorra and the Costa Brava for weekend breaks.

He said his focus was now on getting his wife's body back from the French authorities and fulfilling her final wish: to be cremated and have her ashes scattered over her first husband's grave in Burnley cemetery.

Lund admitted first husband, Burnley man Arthur Taylor, who died of cancer in 1991, was the only man Evelyn truly loved.

He said: "I am not a religious man but it is a horrible thought to know that she is in a fridge somewhere."