Millionaire blasted in leg by burglars 'who mistook him for drug dealer'

A millionaire businessman was blasted in the leg with a shotgun in a terrifying raid by burglars who mistakenly thought he was involved in the drugs world, a jury has heard.

Father-of-two Timothy Mardon was in bed when he was woken by the sound of burglars outside his Grade II-listed mansion in Sible Hedingham, Essex, Chelmsford Crown Court was told on Tuesday.