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Emirati woman attacked in London hotel burglary has 5pc brain function left
PUBLISHED : Sunday, 13 April, 2014, 6:00am
UPDATED : Sunday, 13 April, 2014, 6:00am
Agence France-Presse in London
Cumberland Hotel in central London
An Emirati woman attacked in her London hotel in a suspected burglary last weekend lost an eye and has been left with only 5 per cent of her brain function.
The woman and her two sisters, all from the United Arab Emirates, were brutally attacked with a hammer in their room at the four-star Cumberland Hotel last Sunday. Police said the victims, all in their 30s, were in London for a shopping trip.
"The main victim lost her left eye and significant quantities of blood," Detective Inspector Adam Ghaboos said.
"Doctors have assessed that she has 5 per cent brain function, although her other organs are in good working function."
Another sister suffered two fractures to her skull, a broken left arm and a fractured cheekbone, and is to undergo two operations in the coming week.
The third sister has a fracture to her skull and a ruptured left eardrum. She was released from hospital on Tuesday but was readmitted the following day with severe head pains.
Property worth more than £1,000 (HK$13,000) was taken and withdrawals totalling £3,000 were made on one of the victims' bank cards.
Philip Spence, a 32-year-old man from London who is accused of the attack, is in police custody.
Police reveal victim of hammer attack at luxury hotel has been left with only 5% brain function as man, 32, appears in court charged with attempted murder
Three wealthy sisters from UAE were attacked after disturbing an intruder
Were all staying at the four-star Cumberland Hotel in Marble Arch, London
Main victim left with only has five per cent brain function, police said
Other two sisters remain in hospital with serious injuries, they added
Philip Spence, 32, charged with three counts of attempted murder
Remanded in custody today by police after appearing in court
By Lizzie Edmonds
Published: 09:24 GMT, 12 April 2014 | Updated: 17:27 GMT, 12 April 2014
A female victim of a hammer attack at a four-star hotel has been left with just 5 per cent brain function and lost her left eye, police said today.
The woman remains in a critical condition after she was attacked along with her two sisters in their room at the Cumberland Hotel near Marble Arch in London's West End.
Philip Spence, 32, from Hounslow, west London, was today remanded in custody by District Judge Mike Snow after appearing at West London Magistrates' Court accused of the attack.
At the man's court hearing, police confirmed the woman's sisters remain in hospital in a less severe condition.
Three women were attacked with a hammer at the Cumberland Hotel in central London (pictured) in the early hours of Sunday morning. A man will appear in court today charged with three counts of attempted murder
Philip Spence, 32, will appear at Westminster Magistrates Court today. Three others have been charged in relation to the attack, with another bailed pending inquiries
Speaking outside court, a Met Police spokesman said: 'The main victim suffered life threatening head and facial injuries, has lost her left eye and significant quantities of blood.
'Doctors have assessed that she has 5 per cent brain function, although her other organs are in good working function.'
Another sister suffered two fractures to her skull, a broken left arm and a fracture to her cheekbone.
She is expected to remain in hospital for a considerable time and will have two operations in the coming week.
The third sister has a fracture to her skull and a ruptured left eardrum.
She was released from hospital on April 8 but readmitted on April 9 with severe head pains.
The women, from the United Arab Emirates, had come to London for shopping and sightseeing and arrived in the UK between April 3 and 5.
It is thought the women were staying in the Cumberland Hotel (stock image of a room, pictured) while enjoying a shopping spree in central London
They had visited large West End stores last Saturday and were staying near Europe's busiest shopping street, Oxford Street.
Spence was today remanded in custody today. He was charged with three counts of attempted murder and one of aggravated burglary.
Thomas Efremi, 56, of Islington, north London, appeared in court charged with handling stolen goods and fraud by false representation, while James Moss, 33, from Finsbury Park, north London, appeared charged with receiving stolen goods.
Both men were also remanded in custody and will appear together with Spence at Southwark Crown Court on April 17.
Carly Baker, 31, also from Finsbury Park, is charged with handling stolen goods and is expected to appear on bail at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Tuesday.
All four are British nationals, police have confirmed.
A 34-year-old man has been bailed to return pending further inquiries on a date in May.
