1. Wealth
November 26, 2010

Daily Mail: Ecclestone mugged for £200,000 jewellery

By Spear's

Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone was punched and kicked to the ground by robbers as they stole jewellery from him and his girlfriend.

Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone was punched and kicked to the ground by robbers as they stole jewellery from him and his girlfriend.

The 80-year-old billionaire was attacked outside the headquarters of his business empire Formula One Holdings in Knightsbridge, central London, on Wednesday night as Fabiana Flosi looked on in horror.

He had to be taken to hospital with a head injury after the ambush, during which £200,000 worth of jewellery is believed to have been stolen.

Four robbers had been lying in wait as Ecclestone and his 31-year-old Brazilian girlfriend arrived at the central London building where he has a eighth-floor penthouse overlooking Hyde Park.

To read the full story, visit dailymail.co.uk

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