Posted on 07/26/2005 5:19:54 PM PDT by joan
July 26, 2005 20:00
A FORMER Suffolk businessman who is today fighting for his life in hospital after being shot by robbers in his luxury Spanish home has regained consciousness.
Brian Cowan, 61, is in intensive care in hospital in Malaga after being shot three times when he was confronted by a gang of four men in his villa in Alhaurin el Grande on the Costa del Sol on July 13.
His wife Linda, who was struck on the back of the head by one of the gunmen during the attack, said her husband had slightly improved, but the family were taking it one day at a time.
She said: "He has regained consciousness but is still in intensive care and is still very sick.
"In the last week there has been a slight improvement and I hope it continues. It can go up one day and down the next."
Former haulage boss Mr Cowan, who lived in Felixstowe before moving to Spain, was believed to be in his bedroom of the property when robbers burst in during the early hours of the morning.
He was then shot three times while his helpless wife looked on.
The raiders fled the scene in a vehicle parked outside with jewellery and a Rolex watch.
It has since emerged police in Malaga have arrested a gang of eastern European men suspected of carrying out a wave of similar burglaries on the Costa del Sol while the owners were at home.
Officers in the region are presently investigating to see if a link can be found between the gang and the robbery at Mr Cowan's home.
Four men and one woman, of Kosovan Albanian origin, have been charged with burgling 14 homes at different times while the owners were at home.
Further inquiries are continuing which could result in further charges being brought.
Mr Cowan, who has a property business in Spain, has already undergone life-saving operations since he was admitted to hospital, with surgeons working around the clock.
It is understood doctors removed three bullets and treated a serious wound to his abdomen.
Mr Cowan has previously lost both a son and a daughter in separate tragic accidents. Friends and family in Suffolk are praying for his recovery.
The "innocent" Kosovars attack again.
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I just met a couple of guys at the gym who are Kosovars. It's been a while since all that went down and my memory is a little dim. They say they have been here six years and speak pretty good English. Are all these Kosovars bad folks or just some ? Should I pay particular attention ? BTW, I have never seen them before today.
Whatever.
There are good people and bad people in every ethnic group. it would be racist to say that all Kosovo Albanians are violent. Sadly, many of them are the most vicious and violent criminals making Italian and Russian mafiosi look like boy scouts.
The problem with Albanians, especially Albanians from Kosovo is that they stick together and will not expose bad apples. That makes the entire group looking bad. But that is their choice.
Albanian robbers in Spain is military style operation for gathering funds. The question is only, for whom and for what?
If they were able to provide such a huge amount of explosive for robberies, they can provide explosives for AQ in Europe.
Simple answer from a simple question, are they Kosovo "seperatists" or Muslims for short?
That is your answer.
1-800-492-TIPS
Let them know about your new friends; they might be interested and you may save someone you care about in the process.
Those whacky Muslims have such an interesting way of saying "Thanks for helping us steal Serbian land!"
They are behaving exactly like their Chechen cousins.
http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Lobby/7681/albanian_toponyms.html
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