Wealthy Briton among Mumbai dead

1:59am Friday 28th November 2008

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A wealthy British businessman was among those killed in the terror attacks on Mumbai.

Andreas Liveras, the 73-year-old founder of a luxury yacht business, was pronounced dead on arrival at St George's Hospital in the city at 9.30pm local time on Wednesday, said a spokesman for the hospital.

A post-mortem examination is due to be carried out on Mr Liveras at Mumbai's JJ Hospital.

Before his death, Mr Liveras - who emigrated to London in 1963 - had described the chaos in a telephone interview recorded as he and hundreds of others were still inside one of the buildings targeted by the terrorists.

"All we know is the bombs are next door and the hotel is shaking every time a bomb goes off. Everybody is just living on their nerves," he said.

A British woman who was shot during the attacks has told how she held her husband as he slipped out of consciousness.

Retired teacher Diane Murphy, 58, from near Hexham in Northumberland, was shot in the foot and her husband Michael, 59, took a bullet in the ribs when the terrorists stormed the packed Leopold Cafe.

Mr Murphy needed to have his spleen removed and remains in intensive care.

His wife, who is still in hospital, said: "All of a sudden there was automatic gunfire. My husband and I were hit, as were lots of people. Everybody was down on the ground. The gunfire stopped for a few seconds then started again.

"We had to wait - it seemed like an age - for the police to arrive. I stayed with my husband because I could tell he was seriously injured. He was losing consciousness."