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A gang of armed robbers targeting luxury sports cars in the Dordogne shot an Englishman as he tried to defend his Aston Martin, a court heard today.
David Dunsby, 63, suffered multiple pellet wounds during the attack at his home in the village of Javerlhac-et-la-Chapelle-Saint-Robert, South West France, last year.
Mr Dusby is believed to be the father of the late Corporal James Dunsby, a British soldier who died aged 31 while on a route march testing would-be recruits to the Special Air Service SAS reserves in 2013.
On Monday, Perigueux Criminal Court head how Toby Powell, a 22-year-old UK national, was among the gang of six who were looking for 'upmarket cars' when they attacked Mr Dunsby.
Karol Ciezynski, the 37-year-old admitted to pulling the trigger, saw his 'attempted murder' charge reduced to 'aggravated theft'.
David Dunsby (pictured) attending the Coroner's court. After the attack he was rushed to hospital and needed urgent surgery to remove the pellets in his body
The court heard how Ciezynski pointed a