Four Polish burglars who "savagely" beat a senior lecturer during a raid on his house in Wimbledon have been jailed.
Paul Kohler was left almost unrecognisable after the attack, suffering a fractured eye socket, a fracture to his left jawbone, a broken nose and bruising.
The 55-year-old was attacked by four burglars after they burst into his home in south London on 11 August last year.
His wife, Samantha MacArthur, was also threatened during the attack, while one of his daughters, 24-year-old Eloise, was upstairs with her boyfriend, Geraint, at the time. They were able to hide and call the police.
Pawel Honc, 24, of no fixed address, and Mariusz Tomaszewski, 32, of Mitcham, south London, were both sentenced to 19 years in prison.
They had admitted grievous bodily harm with intent and aggravated burglary.
Oskar Pawlowicz, 30, of Mitcham, and Dawid Tychon, 29, of no fixed address, were both jailed for 13 years after pleading guilty to aggravated burglary.
None showed any reaction as they were sentenced at Kingston Crown Court.
Judge Susan Tapping said the four men had targeted Mr Kohler's house either because they thought they would find items of "significant value" to steal, or because they had mistakenly chosen the wrong address to collect a debt.
She said they had all been under the influence of drink or drugs at the time.
Following the sentencing, Mr Kohler hugged his wife and daughters and smiled.
Yesterday, in a witness statement ahead of the sentencing, he said the attack had nothing to do with the men's nationality or status as immigrants and everything to do with their "mindless thuggery".
However, the academic, who is head of law at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London, said he wanted to hear from them exactly why they had targeted him.
Judge Tapping said: "This explanation would help them all but your mitigation did not help at all or was at odds with what others had said.
"Without this explanation he understandably questions the true value of any remorse expressed."
The attack, which lasted five minutes, began at around 10pm when Mr Kohler answered the door. The four men - wearing scarves to hide their identities and blue latex gloves - burst into the house.
The court heard that Tychon shouted: "Where's the money?" and Mr Kohler replied, screaming: "You've got the wrong address."
He was then knocked to the floor while one of the other burglars, Honc, sat on him and repeatedly punched him in the face.
Another kicked him in the head. Meanwhile, Tychon threatened him by holding a wooden door over his head.
Two of the burglars then went upstairs and threatened Ms MacArthur while covering her face.
The group stole two laptops, two mobile phones and jewellery worth around £2,000, all of which were later recovered.
The court heard that all the defendants - apart from Honc - have long criminal records in Poland, with a total of 32 convictions between them.
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