Care worker who inherited £50m estate after DNA test proved he was son of the aristocratic owner found guilty of breaking man's leg in pub fight

A former care worker who inherited a National Trust estate from his late father has been found guilty of breaking a man's leg in a pub brawl. Jordan Adlard-Rogers, 38, used a DNA test to prove he was the son of Charles Rogers after the aristocrat died aged 62 from an overdose in August 2018. He was found to be the sole heir of a 1,536-acre family seat at the National Trust Penrose Estate in Cornwall, as Rogers' mother and brother had also died. Adlard-Rogers has now been found guilty of grievous bodily harm following a bar fight which left a man's leg fractured in two places on July 13, 2024. The judge warned all sentencing options were on offer and told Adlard-Rogers to 'prepare yourself' for immediate custody when he returns to court on December 11. The former community support worker was accused of punching Sebastian Winzar in the Out of the Blue pub in Porthleven, Cornwall, causing him to fall and break his leg. Mr Winzar spent five days in hospital and underwent an operation to his left shin. Jurors at Truro Crown Court heard on Friday that Adlard-Rogers and Mr Winzar were 'acquaintances' and had both been drinking in the pub on the day of the offence. Jordan Adlard-Rogers is pictured arriving at Truro Crown Court last week He inherited the 1,500-acre National Trust Penrose Estate in 2019 after proving he was the illegitimate son of Charles Rogers following his death from an overdose The Cornish estate was gifted to the National Trust in 1974 in exchange for a 1,000-year lease for the family to continue living thereZoe Kuyken, prosecuting, told the court Mr Winzar described Adlard-Rogers as 'aggressive' from the outset and said he was 'shouting at him'. She said the victim walked away several times but felt the defendant was 'trying to get a reaction out of him'. She added: 'On multiple occasions he asked to go outside with him. The next thing he remembers is waking up in a chair in the pub. He thinks he lost consciousness and doesn't remember falling to the floor.'Fortunately it was captured on CCTV footage. From that we can see a disagreement takes place. Mr Winzar brings his face to the defendant then steps back. 'He swings his fist towards Mr Winzar with force – causing him to fall to the ground.'.Adlard-Rogers returned to the pub the following day and said to police: 'I'm assuming that you'll want to speak to me.'He then gave a prepared statement, claiming Mr Winzar threatened him and he had 'punched him to get him to leave me alone'.Adlard-Rogers previously said he was 'immersing himself in his new way of life' after inheriting the National Trust estate. Charles Rogers, pictured in his late 20s or early 30s, died before it was confirmed he was related to Adlard-Rogers Adlard-Rogers moved into the country seat after spending his childhood on a humble estateThe Rogers family have lived on the land between Helston and Porthleven in Cornwall for generations and gave it to the National Trust in 1974 in exchange for a 1,000-year lease to continue living there. Adlard-Rogers left his job as a support worker to live off the estate's proceeds and said in 2019 he 'couldn't believe' how his life had changed since his inheritance.He said he had known Rogers could have been his father since the age of eight. It is understood he was conceived during a one-night stand. He continued: 'He offered to do a DNA test when I was younger but it didn't happen and then when I was 18 I knocked on his door and asked if I could have the test and he told me to do it through the solicitors. I was 18 so had other priorities at the time.'I wrote more letters in my twenties but never got a reply, then three years ago I got in contact with power of attorney Philip Care.'Philip said Charles didn't want to do the test so I wrote one final letter with a DNA test kit enclosed and that was when Philip rang and told me Charles was dead.'Adlard-Rogers said some family members had been obstructive but added: 'I'm now starting to get my feet under the table here.'People say I'm lucky but I would trade anything to be able to go back and for Charles to know I was his son. Maybe then he might have taken a different path.'I don't need to work anymore so want to set up a charity and help the Porthleven and Helston communities.'I've been at the point of worrying about the next bill and have had a tough start in life but now I'm here I want to help people.'I'm not going to forget where I've come from.' Jordan Adlard-Rogers broke his back in 2014 after jumping from a fence and missing a trampoline below in a stunt that went viralHis father's inquest heard he had struggled with drug abuse and died of an overdose in his car outside his Grade II-listed farmhouse.Held in Truro, the inquest heard there were no suspicious circumstances and that Mr Rogers overdosed on a prescription drug.He was reportedly malnourished, neglected personal hygiene, rarely changed his clothes and lived in his car in the months before his death.The coroner was told the life tenant of the estate receives an income from a trust, and Charles was given a 'substantial' allowance ranging from £300 to £1,000 a week.Adlard-Rogers said of his father: 'I haven't been here long and don't know all the ins and outs but have been able to piece some of the puzzle together.'Charles never actually lived in the estate. He lived in one of the estate's farmhouses as his mum lived here so he never got the chance to inherit it. 'They died two weeks apart. It'd got to the point when he gave up on himself and was living in his car instead of his house as it was such a mess.'The Rogers family gave the National Trust 46 cottages and a couple of farms and now the Rogers Family Trust produces income for the life tenant.'After his father's death Adlard-Rogers spoke of the factors he believed resulted in his descent into addiction.'There was always a pressure of him trying to match expectation,' he said.'His brother was an RAF pilot and his dad a lieutenant commander in the Royal Navy so he had big shoes to fill. He was under huge pressure taking it on, but he was different and a free spirit.'Charles served in the Army in Northern Ireland and I think this affected him greatly along with the death of his brother Nigel from cancer who he was very close to.'Adlard-Rogers appeared in a viral video from 2014 in which he broke his back after jumping from a fence and missing a trampoline below.