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Oldham teenagers sentenced for torture of boy over £80 debt | Oldham teenagers sentenced for torture of boy over £80 debt |
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Five teenagers who tortured a 16-year-old boy over an £80 debt in a "sickening" hot iron attack have been sentenced. | Five teenagers who tortured a 16-year-old boy over an £80 debt in a "sickening" hot iron attack have been sentenced. |
The boy was lured to a house in Oldham, where he was stripped and branded, before lemon juice was poured on the burns, Greater Manchester Police said. | The boy was lured to a house in Oldham, where he was stripped and branded, before lemon juice was poured on the burns, Greater Manchester Police said. |
He was also bound with tape, beaten and had his hair cut off. | He was also bound with tape, beaten and had his hair cut off. |
The teenagers, aged between 15 and 17 and from Oldham, were sentenced at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court. | The teenagers, aged between 15 and 17 and from Oldham, were sentenced at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court. |
The attack happened on the afternoon of 5 October 2015 at a house in the Werneth area of Oldham, police said. | The attack happened on the afternoon of 5 October 2015 at a house in the Werneth area of Oldham, police said. |
Once at the house, the boy was tied up with tape around his mouth, hands and feet and punched and kicked. | Once at the house, the boy was tied up with tape around his mouth, hands and feet and punched and kicked. |
A knife was also used to cut his back, before the hot iron, salt and lemon juice were used. | A knife was also used to cut his back, before the hot iron, salt and lemon juice were used. |
After several hours the victim was allowed to leave, having suffered terrible injuries. | After several hours the victim was allowed to leave, having suffered terrible injuries. |
Shohaib Khan, Adam Hussain, Sufyan Yaqub each admitted blackmail, false imprisonment and wounding with intent at an earlier hearing. | Shohaib Khan, Adam Hussain, Sufyan Yaqub each admitted blackmail, false imprisonment and wounding with intent at an earlier hearing. |
Khan, 17, of Grange Avenue, was sentenced to six years and six months in a young offenders' institution while Hussain, 16, of Olivers Court, and Yaqub, 16, of Park Road, each received four year sentences. | Khan, 17, of Grange Avenue, was sentenced to six years and six months in a young offenders' institution while Hussain, 16, of Olivers Court, and Yaqub, 16, of Park Road, each received four year sentences. |
Ahsan Khan, 15, of Cornwall Street, was convicted of the same offences and ordered to be detained for five years. | |
Naseem Ali, 17, admitted false imprisonment and was sentenced to a 12-month supervision order with a night-time curfew. | Naseem Ali, 17, admitted false imprisonment and was sentenced to a 12-month supervision order with a night-time curfew. |
After sentencing on Thursday, Det Insp Paul Walker said the attack had been "sickening and prolonged" and left the boy "terrified". | After sentencing on Thursday, Det Insp Paul Walker said the attack had been "sickening and prolonged" and left the boy "terrified". |
He added: "The emotional scars from this shocking attack will haunt him for the rest of his life and I could not even begin to imagine the agony and suffering that he endured." | He added: "The emotional scars from this shocking attack will haunt him for the rest of his life and I could not even begin to imagine the agony and suffering that he endured." |
Det Insp Walker paid tribute to the victim and his family for coming forward and giving evidence. | Det Insp Walker paid tribute to the victim and his family for coming forward and giving evidence. |
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