A St Helens man was jailed for the horrific two-hour “systematic torture” of an elderly man partly filmed on a mobile phone.
Richard Finch, 25, was locked up for nine years alongside his accomplice Jaye Corcoran, 24.
The pair trussed up their 64-year-old victim, before subjecting him to the prolonged and brutal knife attack.
He was left with serious injuries to his face and chest, as well as numerous puncture wounds to his shins, and spent a number of days in intensive care.
Finch, of no fixed address but formerly from St Helens, pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm with intent and false imprisonment.
Corcoran, of no fixed address but from Dublin, was convicted by a jury of the same charges.
The violence took place in the early hours of March 17, 2015, after police were called to a hostel in Westminster, central London, where the 64-year-old victim and the attackers lived.
DC Andy Kidd of the Westminster Serious Crime Unit said the motive for the attack remained unclear.
He said: “Richard Finch and Jaye Corcoran for reasons only known to themselves, subjected the elderly and vulnerable victim, who they had only just met, to a prolonged, sustained and brutal attack the like of which was akin to systematic torture.
“Their actions were totally inexcusable. Today they have been sentenced to a substantial period of imprisonment.”
Source: http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/