Hoovey689

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Report: Bernie Ecclestone beaten, girlfriend robbed of over $300,000 in jewelry

Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone was reportedly beaten and robbed outside of his business headquarters in London, England on Wednesday. The Daily Mail reports that the 80-year-old billionaire and his 31-year-old girlfriend had £200,000 (approximately $312,000 in U.S. funds) worth of diamonds and jewelry stolen from them. Ecclestone was also punched and kicked repeatedly – so much so that he was taken to the hospital for a minor head injury, though he was later released.

This marks the second time Ecclestone has been robbed in the last four years. The F1 boss was last jumped after exiting his brand new Mercedes-Benz CLS55 AMG outside of his home in Chelsea Square. So far, Scotland Yard has not been able to track down the culprits, though it is believed that this incident is part of a larger recent string of attacks targeting the rich and famous.

http://www.autoblog.com/2010/11/26/r...d-of-over-300/

JessePS

This guy should finally hire some security. Anyways I wish him a quick and speedy recovery.

Plus trying to fence the stolen loot should be hard. Sooner or later it will resurface and who ever has it, will have a ton of explaining to do.

mmarshall

Why would a 31-year-old girl date an 80-year-old guy?

Seems obvious, doesn't it? I doubt if she was dating him for his male prowess.




Of course, just being rich is no reason to rob or assault someone....it is, of course, a crime either way. But, ironically, money could maybe (?) actually help SOLVE the crimes. The F1 organization, outside of the U.S., has plenty of cash....in Europe, it doesn't play second-fiddle to NASCAR like it does here in the U.S. If the organization (which Ecclestone runs) puts up enough reward money, maybe some witnesses to these muggings (if there are any) will decide to step up and talk.

I hope, of course, that the wounds from the beatings heal. Money can be replaced.....especially in his case. Your health and your life can't.

MR_F1

heheh. Probably a Formula 1 fan giving him a once over for helping to ruin the sport.

Och

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This is why I hate when my wife wears expensive jewelry. She doesn't have anything close to 300k, lol, but she has a few nice pieces, and women do love to show this crap off. However theres a risk of being robbed for this stuff, or even just plain out risk of loosing it.

1JZsoarer

Seriously, even though I would inherit of a **** load of money, I couldnt stand living with someone twice and almost three times as old as me... thats truely gross no matter how much money is involved

LIMS407

thank you,,,

superchan7

When I saw the thread title I clicked in with the sole intent of finding out how old....err, young his girlfriend is.

mikez

Maybe she loves F1

mmarshall

Interesting points. Most corporate/major-organization chiefs DO have at least some kind of security or bodyguards.

As for the loot being recovered (and identified).....maybe, maybe not. Depends on if the stolen jewelry-stones were unique, or it there were others like them. The more of something you have with the same characteristics, the harder, of course, it can be to trace them.

venom21

Even though he is a thug and corrupt beyond beilef, I don't wish this upon anyone.

mmarshall

I wouldn't necessarily call him a thug. He's just an 80-year old (probably) half-senile guy (like some of our own Members of Congress) who should have retired long ago and turned over the duties of his office to someone younger and with more energy. Some people hold their jobs so long that they just don't know when to quit.

venom21

See the remarks he made about hitler "getting things done", calling the teams HE promoted "cripples" and generally abusing his power. I'd say he is a thug.

mmarshall

Exactly my point. If he actually believes those things, then, in my book, that's proof of his senility.

All the more reason he should have stepped down years ago.

JessePS

Soon to be in car magazines all over the world.