Man held after widow’s waterboard torture ‘hell’

Francoise Jansen described the terrifying ordeal, which took place in Weybridge, Surrey, as “sheer hell” and said she thought she was going to die at the hands of the two masked burglars who broke into her home.

The 73-year-old widow told how she was also doused in boiling water by the intruders who held her captive for several hours and threatened to cut off her fingers.

Surrey Police said they had arrested the man from Brookwood, Surrey, yesterday, in connection with an aggravated burglary.

A force spokesman said the man remained in police custody and that inquiries into the incident were ongoing.

Mrs Jansen was alone inside her home on a private estate when the raiders forced their way into the six-bedroom property at about 10.50pm last Friday.