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| A woman who was awarded £48m in what was thought to be the biggest divorce settlement in Britain's legal history has been robbed at her Kent home. | A woman who was awarded £48m in what was thought to be the biggest divorce settlement in Britain's legal history has been robbed at her Kent home. |
| Beverley Charman, 53, was tied up by a gunman wearing a balaclava, at her £2.75m home and robbed of her jewels. | Beverley Charman, 53, was tied up by a gunman wearing a balaclava, at her £2.75m home and robbed of her jewels. |
| Kent Police said the man broke into the house on a private road surrounded by high walls and electric gates on Friday night. No violence was used. | Kent Police said the man broke into the house on a private road surrounded by high walls and electric gates on Friday night. No violence was used. |
| Jewellery worth several hundred thousand pounds was taken, police said. | Jewellery worth several hundred thousand pounds was taken, police said. |
| Mrs Charman is the ex-wife of insurance magnate John Charman. | Mrs Charman is the ex-wife of insurance magnate John Charman. |
| High-profile divorce | High-profile divorce |
| Last week, he was in the Appeal Court to challenge the £48m divorce ruling by the High Court which was given out last year. | Last week, he was in the Appeal Court to challenge the £48m divorce ruling by the High Court which was given out last year. |
| Police said the woman was alone at home on Friday night, when the man broke in and threatened her with what could have been an imitation gun or a BB gun. | Police said the woman was alone at home on Friday night, when the man broke in and threatened her with what could have been an imitation gun or a BB gun. |
| She was forced to open a safe and hand over valuable jewellery. | She was forced to open a safe and hand over valuable jewellery. |
| Police said one of Mrs Charman's sons found her after the theft | Police said one of Mrs Charman's sons found her after the theft |
| One of her two grown-up sons found her bound, but not gagged, when he returned home 20 minutes after the incident. | One of her two grown-up sons found her bound, but not gagged, when he returned home 20 minutes after the incident. |
| One line of inquiry is that the high-profile divorce case could have made her a target for criminals. | One line of inquiry is that the high-profile divorce case could have made her a target for criminals. |
| The force said a safe was also targeted in the incident. | The force said a safe was also targeted in the incident. |
| The man who broke in was described as white, aged 18 to 26 years old, and wearing a balaclava, and dark clothing. | |
| Mrs Charman was not hurt during the ordeal. | Mrs Charman was not hurt during the ordeal. |
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