Murderers of Austrian gunmaker jailed

An investment broker and a former wrestler who tried to murder Austrian gunmaker Gaston Glock with a rubber tile hammer were jailed for a total of 37 years.

Charles Ewert, who handled Glock's investments in Luxembourg, was sentenced to 20 years after he was convicted of attempted murder by a Luxembourg court.

Former French Legionnaire Jacques Pecheur, who once wrestled under the name "Sparta", was jailed for 17 years for his role in carrying out the assault.

Glock, in his 70s, received seven hammer blows to the head during the attack, but when police arrived they found it was Pecheur who was passed out on top of the gunmaker.

Glock's company has sold three million pistols, among them the 9mm Glock 17, well known around the world because it is made of plastic polymers instead of steel.

The attack happened in July 1999 after Glock became suspicious of Ewert's handling of his investments and confronted him.