Last phone call of ‘murdered’ property tycoon revealed

♦ The final phone call made by Scot Young, the property tycoon, to his ex-wife before he was found impaled on railings after falling from a fourth floor London flat is to be broadcast in a BBC Two documentary on Wednesday.

The 52-year-old had been locked in a divorce battle with Michelle Young. A judge had awarded her a £26million settlement but he declared bankruptcy, even spending time in jail for refusing to disclose his finances to the courts.

In his final call to his ex-wife Mr Young admits that he had “f----- up” and says: “The judge has awarded you £20million. If I gave you £20million tomorrow, would you be happy?” He later ups his offer to £30million, but she refuses telling him she has evidence he has billions hidden away.

Five weeks after that final phone call, he was dead, on Dec 8 2014. Mrs Young and his two daughters are convinced he was murdered by the Russian or Turkish mafia after getting into debt.