British couple 'forced to play Russian Roulette by Spanish thieves' "Then they put the gun to my head and pulled the trigger twice," she said. Maybe it was controlled in a way that they didn't intend to shoot me but it was very frightening. The couple retired to the golf club resort in Santa Cristina d'Aro more than a decade ago. The thieves cracked a couple of ribs when they pushed me to the floor and tied me up. Unfortunately I was left there immobilised as they took my wife into a different room," the husband, who asked not to be named, told The Daily Telegraph. "The house was completely ransacked and we have both been left quite traumatised, especially my wife," he said. Now we are just trying to clear up the house and put this behind us. The gang escaped with electrical goods and around 500 euros (£420) in cash. They left the couple tied up on the floor and the wife only managed to raise the alarm after biting through the knots of the cord that held her arms before freeing her husband. The man was treated in hospital before being discharged Wednesday. Police said they were investigating whether the same gang could be responsible for a spate of robberies in the area in recent months. "We are comparing the nature of the crime against the British couple to others in the area, it is an ongoing investigation," said a spokesman for the Catalan police force who said the thieves spoke Spanish but with an indistinguishable accent.