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		</div><p>The man who bought BHS for £1 from Sir Philip Green threatened to kill the high street chain’s chief executive, a parliamentary hearing has been told, as he was branded a “premier league liar” who had his “fingers in the till”.</p>
<p>The chain’s chief executive Darren Topp alleged that Dominic Chappell issued the death threat when he questioned him over a £1.5 million transfer of BHS money to Sweden.</p>
<p>“If you kick off about it, I’ll come down there and kill you,” Topp claimed Chappell told him.</p>
<p>The explosive claims were made during heated exchanges in front of the Commons Business and Pensions Committee, which is investigating events surrounding the retailer’s collapse.</p>
<p>MPs also heard that Chappell was a “mythomaniac”, a “premier league liar” and a “Sunday pub league retailer”, according to former BHS finance consultant Michael Hitchcock.</p>
<p>Topp added that Chappell’s assurances on buying BHS “unravelled and, rather than putting money in, he had his fingers in the till”.</p>
<p>He claimed Chappell received a £1.8 million payment from the sale of BHS and £7 million from the sale of the retailer’s offices.</p>
<p>Hitchcock said he was forced to change the company’s bank mandate to “stop any chance of money flowing outside of the business”.</p>
<p>However, Chappell chose instead to focus on the role of Sir Philip in the saga, claiming that the Topshop billionaire blocked a rescue attempt from Sports Direct boss Mike Ashley and tipped BHS into administration.</p>
<p>“Mike Ashley was going to save the business, but Sir Philip Green was screaming down the phone, saying he didn’t want to get involved with Mike Ashley,” he said.</p>
<p>He claimed that on hearing of the potential deal, Sir Philip called in a £35 million loan held by his Arcadia group, pushing BHS into administration.</p>
<p>Chappell claimed he did everything in his power to save the firm, including offering Ashley his shares, but his attempts were “rail-roaded” by Sir Philip.</p>
<p>Last week, administrators to the department store chain called time on trying to find a buyer, resulting in the loss of up to 11,000 jobs and leaving behind a £571 million pensions black hole.</p>
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