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Businessman Maurice Nixon tortured by armed raiders..
A wealthy property developer who runs parts of Portobello and Old Spitalfields markets in London was tied up for 12 hours by a gang who pierced holes in his legs.
Maurice Nixon, 53, was attacked by burglars wearing ski masks as he returned to his country home in Worcestershire. The businessman was forced inside his home at gunpoint and then had his hands, feet and body bound with plastic cable ties before he was tied to a bannister.
One member of the gang pushed a screwdriver into his legs repeatedly, leaving six wounds up to six inches deep. He also had his upper teeth knocked out with a crowbar.
The gang left his house in Mustow Green, near Harvington, early on Sunday evening with an unknown amount of cash and jewellery.
Mr Nixon, who lives alone, was found 15 hours later by a business associate who had arrived for a meeting. He was taken to the Worcestershire Royal Hospital, where he was being treated last night for the leg wounds, facial injuries and circulatory problems.
Kim Nixon, 48, his sister, said: “That is torture; it is despicable. Doctors are worried about his kidneys and the toxins from the holes in his legs.
“We are all extremely upset and very shocked that this could happen and the whole family is devastated. He is a very generous and well-liked member of the community.
“It was a very violent and serious attack. We are absolutely devastated. To be tied up for that long, you think you are going to die.
“He is a very well-known man in the community and very generous. We are very lucky he is alive. The paramedics were amazed he had not had a heart attack.”
The businessman is believed to run a number of markets around the country and is the director of 151 companies, most of which are dormant.
He has also held 142 directorships of companies that are now dissolved and directorships of two companies now in liquidation. He has resigned 27 other directorships.
One of his companies, Urbanism, has run parts of Old Spitalfields and Portobello markets for the past ten years. A spokesman for Westway Development Trust, which owns the Portobello market site in West London, said: “Maurice is very well liked by all the stallholders. They will be very upset by this news. His company, Urbanism, is responsible for the day to day running of the market. He rents the stall pitches and closely vets what’s being sold there.”
Detective Sergeant Duncan Lloyd, of Kidderminster CID, said: “This was a very unusual incident and we are still trying to establish exactly what happened. The victim is understandably very distressed and is still being treated in hospital for his injuries.”
Mr Nixon’s family is offering a substantial reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the robbers.
From The Times, 13/11/2008
Businessman Maurice Nixon tortured by armed raiders during 12-hour ordeal in his own home…
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