Safe as houses?

Several high profile and wealthy people have been targeted in their homes by burglars recently, with one resulting in a horrific murder. John Sims argues that more can, and should, be done to protect vulnerable high net worth clients from such crimes

At the end of 2004 two crimes made front-page headlines. The first was the brutal murder of bond dealer, John Monckton, and the stabbing of his wife by vicious intruders. That same week, the second story was the 'celebrity' Osbourne family being targeted by thieves who escaped with several million pounds worth of Sharon's jewellery from their Buckinghamshire mansion - but only after Ozzy had tangled with the burglars.

Aggravated burglary is hardly a new crime but violent attacks upon wealthy

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