This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/nottinghamshire/7628098.stm
The article has changed 3 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| Millionaire spooked from mansion | Millionaire spooked from mansion |
| (10 minutes later) | |
| A millionaire businessman from Nottinghamshire has said ghosts forced him to flee his 52-room mansion. | A millionaire businessman from Nottinghamshire has said ghosts forced him to flee his 52-room mansion. |
| Clifton Hall was bought by Anwar Rashid for £3.6m in 2007, but he has now handed it back to the bank. | Clifton Hall was bought by Anwar Rashid for £3.6m in 2007, but he has now handed it back to the bank. |
| Mr Rashid claimed that during the eight months the family lived there they were haunted by mysterious figures and found unexplained blood stains on bedclothes. | Mr Rashid claimed that during the eight months the family lived there they were haunted by mysterious figures and found unexplained blood stains on bedclothes. |
| He called in paranormal investigators and said he stopped paying the mortgage as a last resort. | He called in paranormal investigators and said he stopped paying the mortgage as a last resort. |
| The 32-year-old, who is worth £25m, made his money through a chain of nursing homes and a hotel in Dubai, and owns 26 properties. | |
| He and his wife Nabila, 25, moved into Clifton Hall - which dates back to the Norman conquest - with their daughters, aged seven, five and three, and 18-month-old son. | He and his wife Nabila, 25, moved into Clifton Hall - which dates back to the Norman conquest - with their daughters, aged seven, five and three, and 18-month-old son. |
| When we found red blood spots on the baby's quilt, that was the day my wife said she'd had enough Anwar Rashid | |
| Mr Rashid said: "I fell for its beauty but behind the facade it is haunted... | Mr Rashid said: "I fell for its beauty but behind the facade it is haunted... |
| "The ghosts didn't want us to be there and we could not fight them because we couldn't see them." | "The ghosts didn't want us to be there and we could not fight them because we couldn't see them." |
| He said the paranormal experiences began on the day they moved in, ranging from tapping on the wall and unexplained voices to ghostly presences taking the forms of their children. | He said the paranormal experiences began on the day they moved in, ranging from tapping on the wall and unexplained voices to ghostly presences taking the forms of their children. |
| Mr Rashid added: "When we found red blood spots on the baby's quilt, that was the day my wife said she'd had enough. We didn't even stay that night." | Mr Rashid added: "When we found red blood spots on the baby's quilt, that was the day my wife said she'd had enough. We didn't even stay that night." |
| Even paranormal experts were unable to solve the problem. | Even paranormal experts were unable to solve the problem. |
| The family left in August 2007 and Mr Rashid, who now lives in Wollaton, stopped paying the mortgage in January. The Yorkshire Bank finally reclaimed the hall on Thursday. | |
| He said: "When people used to tell me about ghosts, I would never believe them and would say 'whatever'. | He said: "When people used to tell me about ghosts, I would never believe them and would say 'whatever'. |
| "But I would have to tell any new owner that it was haunted having experienced it." | "But I would have to tell any new owner that it was haunted having experienced it." |