Ian Towning, who appeared on Dickinson's Real Deal and Posh Pawn, said he felt “incredible pain” after Tuesday's attack.
A prominent antiques expert who was attacked by two men with hammers at his west London store has revealed the extent of his injuries, saying he felt “incredible pain”.
Ian Towning, 76, appeared as an antiques expert. ITVDickinson's Real Deal and Luxury Pawning channel 4.
His shop, Bourbon Humvee Antique Arcade, was located just off the King's Road in Chelsea. I was targeted last Tuesday The two attackers damaged items in the store and stole thousands of pounds worth of jewellery.
Three people injured in the robbery were treated at a hospital. Metropolitan Police Department Added.
Towning said in an Instagram post that she felt “incredible pain” after the robbery.
“I hope you understand that I need some time and space. I find it very difficult to talk about an incident in which myself and my security guard were seriously injured. Thank you all for your kindness and consideration during this difficult time.'' he wrote.
In another post, he shared a photo of himself after the attack, showing a large cut on his forehead, blood on his face, chest and hands, and a bruised eye.
Mr. Towning opened his first antique store at the Chelsea Antique Market in 1976, followed by Bourbon Humvee Arcade in 1997.
The store was also robbed in 2008, when three men armed with sledgehammers and guns seriously injured Towning.
In a 2014 social media post, Towning said he received a call from one of the men who had attacked him six years earlier.
Towning writes: “He said he had changed, he was only 16 at the time, and that his time in prison (he served four of the eight years) had made him a new person and that he was now married.” It's decided.
“Then he asked me to forgive him for what he had done. I moved on, I fixed my jaw, fixed my teeth, and life goes on, and I did forgive him. , and I said, “I have no ill will towards him.''
