Kidnapped man had boiling water poured over his genitals during 12 hours of brutal torture

A man was kidnapped and tortured for 12 hours by crooks pouring boiling water over his genitals and saying

Llewllyn Campbell, 26, and John Robertson, 23, grabbed the 30-year-old victim from outside his home in Blackley, Manchester, and threw him in the car. I bundled up in the back seat.

He was taken to the home of his drug addict mother, Jennifer Baker, where he was bound and gagged, had boiling water poured over his genitals, and was said to contain rat poison during an ordeal. I was forced to swallow the pills I was told.

He was also warned that he would "severely injure if not killed" if he did not hand over a large sum of cash, the Manchester Evening He News reported. .

The victim was strapped to a chair, hands bound with straps, and legs tied with ropes. A sock was tucked into his mouth and secured with sellotape.

After being injected with heroin and pulling down his pants,

He was also forced to swallow a pill said to contain rat poison. Subsequent tests showed that it was in fact an antidepressant. He was then taken to his upstairs bedroom and urinated "in a panic."

Although he was placed in a wardrobe, he was able to tear through his tie and escaped captivity after twelve hours.

Campbell pleaded guilty to kidnapping and was convicted of false imprisonment, while Robertson pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting a criminal.

Manchester Criminal Court heard that Campbell kidnapped a victim before Robertson "came to the crime" because of his friendship with Miss Baker.

68} Justice Elizabeth Nichols told the court: ``There is one thing behind this: organized crime. } She said the victim "received 12 hours of humiliating and violent treatment," which was "enough to terrorize him into thinking he might be killed." 73}

She told Campbell, of Derville Road, Harpurhey, was out on bail at the time of the offense, serving an eight-year sentence for a serious drug offense.