WMN-E01-S2 45p FRIDAY AUGUST 5 2011 VOICE OF THE WESTCOUNTRY SINCE 1860 CORNWALL Opinion 10 UK and World news 14 Weather 17 TV and radio 42 Puzzles 44 Business 46 Family announcements 49 Classified advertisements 51 Sport 56 Trapped for ten hours in mower BY JENNA RICHARDS Two men have been sentenced to a total of 57 years behind bars for the attempted murder of a Newton Abbot restaurant owner. Mohammed Abul Kahir Ali, 40, of Brokenbury Street, London, was given 27 years for the attack which left the victim Nasim Ahmed, 42, with a fractured skull. Ali’s uncle, 57-year-old Roger Khan, of Dacre Park Road, London, was given 30 years in jail after the court heard he had previous con- victions for robbery with a firearm and stabbed two in- mates while serving time for the offence. Sentencing the pair at Exeter Crown Court, Judge Graham Cottle said: “This was effectively an execution. The consequences for Mr Ahmed and his family were, and con- tinue to be, considerable.” Ali and Khan were found guilty on Wednesday after a four-week trial. Judge Cottle said the attack was premed- itated and planned. He described how the two defendants travelled from London to Newton Abbot, armed themselves with a three-foot metal pole and a knife, parked nearby and waited for Mr Ahmed to return from work at the Naz curry house in Teignmouth before they “came out of the darkness” and launched the attack. As the pair were led Death plot pair jailed for 57 years after attack A downpour as the Honiton Show opened yesterday failed to damper spirits. See PAGE 3 Horse breeder suffers horrific injuries EXCLUSIVE BY ELEANOR GASKARTH A former international event rider has been critically in- jured after becoming trapped underneath his ride-on mower for ten hours – while the vehicle’s leaking fuel caused horrific burns to his legs. Hendrik Wiegersma was cutting grass at his farm in Highampton near Hather- leigh, West Devon, when the equipment rolled down a bank, pinning him beneath it. The 62-year-old, who runs a successful stabling business, suffered multiple injuries in- cluding a broken hip, punc- tured lung and kidney damage. But worse was to come as the mower’s petrol seeped onto his body, causing “severe chemical burns” to his legs. Mr Wiegersma’s family were unaware he was out mowing and so did not raise the alarm until ten hours after the accident. Emergency crews were called to the 170-acre Warren Farm just after 4am on Sunday. The family’s own fork- Turn to PAGE 5 Turn to PAGE 9 lift was used in addition to the firefighter’s hydraulic equipment to painstakingly winch the mower from Mr Wiegerma without causing further damage. He was airlifted to the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital via a search and rescue helicopter from RMB Chivenor, then later transferred to Bristol’s Frenchay Hospital where there is a specialist burns unit. Mr Wiegersma remains in intensive care but has regained consciousness and is stable. His family say he will require extensive skin grafts to try to repair the damage to his legs. The father-of-two previously represented Great Britain at Horses ‘I love stand-up’ Equestrian news from across the region Touring is best says comic Jimmy Carr PAGES 28-35 PAGE 24 KICK OFF THE NEW FOOTBALL SEASON WITH THE WMN AND LADBROKES COUPON: PAGE 7 Free £2 bet for every reader ‘The consequences for Mr Ahmed... were considerable’ Judge Graham Cottle ‘It looks like it is going to be a long job getting better’ Vicki Telesford, family member Special offer 2-for-1 cream teas or tea and cake PAGE 9 PICTURE: RICHARD AUSTIN

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45p FRIDAY AUGUST 5 2011 VOICE OF THE WESTCOUNTRY SINCE 1860 CORNWALL

Opinion 10 UK and World news 14 Weather 17 TV and radio 42 Puzzles 44 Business 46 Family announcements 49 Classified advertisements 51 Sport 56

Tr a p p e dfor tenhours inmower

BY JENNA RICHARDS

Two men have been sentencedto a total of 57 years behindbars for the attempted murderof a Newton Abbot restaurantow n e r.

Mohammed Abul Kahir Ali,40, of Brokenbury Street,London, was given 27 years forthe attack which left thevictim Nasim Ahmed, 42, witha fractured skull.

Ali’s uncle, 57-year-oldRoger Khan, of Dacre ParkRoad, London, was given 30years in jail after the courtheard he had previous con-victions for robbery with a

firearm and stabbed two in-mates while serving time forthe offence.

Sentencing the pair atExeter Crown Court, JudgeGraham Cottle said: “This waseffectively an execution. Theconsequences for Mr Ahmedand his family were, and con-tinue to be, considerable.”

Ali and Khan were foundguilty on Wednesday after afour-week trial. Judge Cottlesaid the attack was premed-itated and planned.

He described how the twodefendants travelled fromLondon to Newton Abbot,armed themselves with athree-foot metal pole and aknife, parked nearby andwaited for Mr Ahmed toreturn from work at the Nazcurry house in Teignmouthbefore they “came out of thed a rk n e s s ” and launched theattack. As the pair were led

Death plotpair jailedfor 57 yearsafter attack

A downpour as the Honiton Show opened yesterday failed to damper spirits. See PAGE 3

Horse breeder suffers horrific injuries

EXCLUSIVEBY ELEANOR GASKARTH

A former international eventrider has been critically in-jured after becoming trappedunderneath his ride-on mowerfor ten hours – while theve h i cl e ’s leaking fuel causedhorrific burns to his legs.

Hendrik Wiegersma wascutting grass at his farm inHighampton near Hather-leigh, West Devon, when theequipment rolled down abank, pinning him beneath it.

The 62-year-old, who runs asuccessful stabling business,suffered multiple injuries in-cluding a broken hip, punc-tured lung and kidneydama g e.

But worse was to come asthe mower’s petrol seepedonto his body, causing “s eve rechemical burns” to his legs.

Mr Wiegersma’s familywere unaware he was outmowing and so did not raisethe alarm until ten hours afterthe accident.

Emergency crews werecalled to the 170-acre WarrenFarm just after 4am onSunday. The family’s own fork- Turn to PAGE 5 Turn to PAGE 9

lift was used in addition to thef i re f i g h t e r ’s hydraulic equip-ment to painstakingly winchthe mower from Mr Wiegermawithout causing furtherdama g e.

He was airlifted to the RoyalDevon and Exeter Hospital viaa search and rescue helicopterfrom RMB Chivenor, thenlater transferred to Bristol’sFrenchay Hospital where

there is a specialist burnsunit.

Mr Wiegersma remains inintensive care but hasregained consciousness and isstable. His family say he willrequire extensive skin graftsto try to repair the damage tohis legs.

The father-of-two previouslyrepresented Great Britain at

Horses ‘I love stand-up’Equestrian news fromacross the region

Touring is best sayscomic Jimmy Carr

PAGES 28-35 PAGE 24

KICK OFF THE NEW FOOTBALL SEASON WITH THE WMN AND LADBROKES COUPON: PAGE 7

Free £2 bet for every reader

‘The consequencesfor Mr Ahmed...were considerable’

Judge Graham Cottle

‘It looks like it isgoing to be a longjob getting better’

Vicki Telesford, family member

Special offer2-for-1 cream teasor tea and cakePAGE 9

PICTURE: RICHARD AUSTIN