A production greatcoon claims that the police have spent more time seizing their legal ownership of weapons than investigating a £ 300,000 jeweling robbery in his house.
Officers told 75-year-old Gary Hugh to move his three guns and four shotguns after burglars had searched his house in the raid.
His wife Carol, 75, was in the bath on January 11 when thieves came in. Among the stolen items were her white diamond engagement ring worth £ 102,000 and a heart -shaped diamond chain of £ 106,000.
By bypassing a security dog and multiple alarm systems, the burglars used a ladder to climb through a window that led to the main bedroom.
They shot through Mrs Hugh's Louis Vuitton siero box in the walk-in wardrobe before they were on their way with the vault of the pair-one track of muddy footprints back to the window.
But according to grandfather-of-four Mr Hugh, instead of trying to catch the criminals, the authorities spent 'hours' to quizzes about his legal ownership of firearms before they demanding their removal from his Nottinghamshire country estate.
The police said they feared that the burglars could return and steal the weapons, even though they were kept in a hidden storage unit that met all legal requirements.
The businessman claims that he had six conversations with officers with regard to the weapons – but only three about the burglary.
Gary Hugh and his wife Carol, both 75 at their house. The couple is critical about the reaction of the police after burglars stole £ 300,000 to their jewelry, but officers spent more time investigating Gary's legally held weapons
Stolen under items from the house of the couple was this graff white round diamond engagement ring worth £ 102,000
He told the Daily Mail: 'The police have been completely hopeless and indifferent.
'Much more attention is aimed at my hobby and faffing about with my sporty guns than trying to solve the crime.
“They are my weapons. It is I who was robbed. Why should I be the victim for this and punish? '
He added: 'The police are not doing their work. They have not lifted the burglars and I have not had my jewelry back.
“I am frustrated, angry and worried about the trauma that my wife suffered in our house when the house was invaded.”
Other stolen items include an 18-carat white gold diamond bracelet with a value of more than £ 40,000, one of Cleef Necklace and earring with a value of approximately £ 23,000 and graff diamond earrings that cost £ 28,000.
The ailing couple – which has been married for more than 50 years – had to call the police twice before two officers finally attended the scene after two hours.
They remained about 'ten minutes', it was said.
Two days after the Burglary Major Martin Newnham, a Firearms Licensing Review Officer, Mr. Hugh said that he had to remove his seven legal weapons from the house.
This £ 106,000 heart -shaped diamond chain was also grown by the thieves who invaded the house of the couple on January 11
Two of the four shotguns are handmade and appreciated on around £ 100,000 each.
If Mr. Hugh could not meet the new storage requirements, the police would have the right to seize the weapons under the Firearms ACT 1968.
In an e-mail littered with grammatical errors and spelling mistakes, Major Newnham told the businessman that he should 'submit his firearms elsewhere' to “go into” any potential burglaries. “
Hugh now pays for his weapons to be stored elsewhere.
Inspector Georgie Newton, from the Firearman Management Team of Nottinghamshire, said: “In response to the reported burglary, a risk assessment was completed with regard to his continuous possession of weapons at home.”
He added that the weapons were voluntarily removed and placed in alternative storage.
So far, the police have not made any arrests with regard to the burglary and have found none of the stolen items.
Mrs Hugh said that she remained 'really traumatized'. She added: I am not normally a crier, but I have been crying a lot since it happened and woke up in the middle of the night, just sob.
“I would really love my wedding ring and engagement ring.”
Mr. Hugh earned his fortune by setting up and selling two large production companies for a combined value of £ 110 million.
Detective -Head Inspector Les Charlton, from the Nottinghamshire police, said: 'We know that this has been a deeply disturbing incident for the couple and we do everything we can to reunite them with their stolen ownership.
'We are committed to do everything we can do to pursue and bring perpetrators to the dish.
“In circumstances in which a real estate is focused and a burglary has taken place, we ask routine certificate holders to voluntarily process their firearms in a temporary location.”
