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| Burglars admit attacking lecturer Paul Kohler | Burglars admit attacking lecturer Paul Kohler |
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| Four men have admitted a burglary during which a university lecturer was savagely beaten at his London home. | Four men have admitted a burglary during which a university lecturer was savagely beaten at his London home. |
| Paul Kohler, 55, needed facial reconstruction surgery after the attack. | Paul Kohler, 55, needed facial reconstruction surgery after the attack. |
| Pawel Honc, 23, of no fixed abode, and Mariusz Tomaszewski, 32, of Crusoe Road, Mitcham, pleaded guilty to grievous bodily harm with intent and aggravated burglary. | Pawel Honc, 23, of no fixed abode, and Mariusz Tomaszewski, 32, of Crusoe Road, Mitcham, pleaded guilty to grievous bodily harm with intent and aggravated burglary. |
| They pleaded guilty at Kingston Crown Court. | They pleaded guilty at Kingston Crown Court. |
| Two other men, Oscar Pawlowicz, 29, of Pitcairn Road in Mitcham, and Dawid Tychon, 29, of no fixed abode, admitted aggravated burglary but denied causing grievous bodily harm with intent. | Two other men, Oscar Pawlowicz, 29, of Pitcairn Road in Mitcham, and Dawid Tychon, 29, of no fixed abode, admitted aggravated burglary but denied causing grievous bodily harm with intent. |
| 'Traumatised' | |
| Mr Kohler suffered a fractured eye socket in the attack at his Kings Road home in Wimbledon, in south-west London. | Mr Kohler suffered a fractured eye socket in the attack at his Kings Road home in Wimbledon, in south-west London. |
| His wife Samantha MacArthur was threatened by two of the intruders who tried to tie her to a chair with duct tape. | His wife Samantha MacArthur was threatened by two of the intruders who tried to tie her to a chair with duct tape. |
| Barristers for the four defendants told Judge Susan Tapping that each wanted to express his "sincere regret and apologies" for what happened. | |
| Mr Kohler said he was "ecstatic and very pleased" at the men's admissions during the court hearing, during which they were hidden from his view by the dock's frosted glass. | |
| "I would like to meet them face to face, I would like to know why they did it, it is still a big mystery as to why they did it," he said. | |
| Mr Kohler said he had been "great, fine and wonderful" since the attack but was still suffering physically. | |
| "I have continuing trouble with my vision on the left and my wife and children are still quite traumatised by this," he said. | |
| Sentencing was adjourned to a date to be confirmed. |