Burglars strap hot iron to pensioner and threaten to pour scalding water over granddaughter, 3
- 69-year-old had iron tied to him for 30 minutes
- Terrified partner was handcuffed to him throughout
Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 3:39 PM on 17th November 2010
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A pensioner had a red-hot iron strapped to his back by robbers desperate to find out where he kept his valuables.Read more »
David Ward was tortured for 30 minutes by the raiders, who also boiled a kettle and threatened to pour scalding water on his three-year-old granddaughter in an attack so sickening that police say it has even outraged the criminal fraternity.
The iron burned through the 69-year-old's skin, fat and muscle - leaving him in need of extensive plastic surgery - as his tied-up partner was forced to watch.
Terrified Ann Woodland, 66, was handcuffed to her partner throughout the ordeal, during which the robbers stole £200,000 worth of jewellery.
Miss Woodland, a grandmother-of-four, said: 'Those people are just barbaric. They do not understand the value of life.
'I was next to David as he was burning. He was incredibly brave, he didn't even murmur because he didn't want to wake up my granddaughter.'
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