A reclusive multimillionaire was beaten to death by Polish builders in a vain attempt to get him to reveal where he kept his hoard of cash, the Old Bailey heard today. Property tycoon William John Saunderson-Smith, 58, who was known as John, was found in the attic bedroom of a house he was renovating in West Kensington, London, in October last year. He was allegedly bludgeoned to death by three Polish builders who later fled the country, jurors heard. Slawomir Bugajewski, 39, and Dawid Rymar, 24, both of Acton, west London, and Ireneusz Mydlarz, 37, of Edgware, north London, who had carried out renovation work for the tycoon just weeks earlier, deny murder. The court was told the three builders lay in wait until Mr Saunderson-Smith turned off the lights and went to bed, before forcing open a sash window and attacking him. His body was discovered by a young assistant at one of his properties in Dewhurst Road on October 21 last year.
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