Two men who beat and scalded their victim, forcing him to sing and dance naked to Whitney Houston songs in a “degrading” assault, have been jailed.<\/p>\n
Sakhawat Hussain, 35, and Andre Clarke, 30, poured boiling water over the man’s genitals and made him perform the singer’s hits “for their own amusement”, a court heard.<\/p>\n
The pair, who attacked the man in a drugs row, also threatened his pregnant girlfriend, Leeds Crown Court heard.<\/p>\n
Both were jailed for 15 years.<\/p>\n
They held the 32-year-old prisoner and used axes, a baseball bat, a hammer and a knife to inflict serious injuries upon him, the court heard.<\/p>\n
Prosecutors said the pair first visited the man at his home in Healey, Batley, on 23 January following a dispute over 2.2lb (1kg) of cocaine.<\/p>\n
Clarke held a knife to the victim’s pregnant girlfriend’s stomach and said he would “cut it out” if they were not given drugs.<\/p>\n
The pair returned three days later, with father-of-five Hussain blaming the man for the alleged theft of \u00a3300,000 of cocaine.<\/p>\n
Three members of the man’s family, including his young son, were then held captive, with the victim himself being taken to his cellar and beaten for several hours.<\/p>\n
He was then bundled into a car and driven to a flat in Batley Carr, Dewsbury, where he was stripped naked and boiling water poured on his genitals.<\/p>\n
While at the property, Hussain and Clarke forced the victim to sing and dance to Whitney Houston songs during the “humiliating” attack.<\/p>\n
He only escaped at about 04:00 GMT the next morning.<\/p>\n
The court also heard the woman gave birth just eight days after the first visit from Hussain and Clarke.<\/p>\n
Sentencing, Judge Robin Mairs said the pair had used threats and coercion “to engender obedience”.<\/p>\n
“You had no compunction to inflicting fear and terror upon the victim and his wider family,” he said.<\/p>\n
“Physically and mentally, there is no question that this sustained and vicious attack left scars on him and will leave lasting scars upon him.”<\/p>\n
Following a five-week trial, a jury convicted Hussain, of Hawthorne Avenue, Batley, and Clarke, 30, Wood Lane, Newsome, Huddersfield, of affray, kidnapping, causing grievous bodily harm with intent and two counts of false imprisonment.<\/p>\n
Source: bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"