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Jury hears 999 call of man who was shot during a break-in at his home

Timothy Mardon and his wife Credit: Family photo

A jury's heard the desperate 999 call made by a millionaire businessman who was shot during a break-in at his home in Sible Hedingham in Essex.

Father-of-two, 51-year-old Timothy Mardon described how he used a tie as a tourniquet to stem the flow of blood after a shotgun round hit his leg.

The court was played a phone recording of intruders threatening to 'blow his face off'.

A bullet hole in the door of Timothy Mardon's house in Sible Hedingham Credit: Essex police

The Jury has been hearing evidence from Timothy Mardon, who told the court he was 'extremely concerned' as he heard intruders going up and down stairs in his house.

Timothy Mardon has a high-powered job at a Bermuda-based insurance company but intruders mistakenly believed he was a drug dealer, Chelmsford Crown Court was told.

Mr Mardon told the court he was home alone when he awoke to the sound of voices and footsteps on the gravel drive to his Grade II-listed mansion in Sible Hedingham, Essex in February this year.

He told the jury. "I thought the door had exploded. When I looked down I realised I was bleeding." He said the blood was "flowing quite freely".

"The person who had entered the room started screaming at me, started pointing the gun at my head and threatening me."

– Timothy Mardon giving evidence

The court also heard from Mr Mardon that the first thing the intruder yelled was "where is the weed money. I had no idea what he was asking about," said Mr Mardon. "I think I said 'I don't deal weed, I work for an insurance company".

Charlie Simms, 23, of North Road, Halstead, Essex, Kalebh Shreeve, 24, of Gibson Road, Halstead, and Christopher Bergin, 27, of Hawkwood Road, Sible Hedingham, all deny offences including aggravated burglary and possession of a firearm. Simms also denies attempted murder.

The trial continues.