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Torture.
Three men jailed for life after torturing friend to death and then burning his body in 'massacre scene'
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Three men have been jailed for a minimum of 75 years after they tortured a friend to death.
Jordan Metcalfe, 24, Nathan Redmond, 21, and Scott Crutchle, 24, subjected 42-year-old Jonathan Dews to two-and-a-half hours of "brutal, vicious, explosive, mindless violence", the court heard.
The victim was slashed, stabbed, hit with house bricks and had part of his ear cut off before his body was set on fire in a bid to conceal the crime.
The victim was left with more than 90 injuries.
Prosecutor Simon Kealey, QC, told the court Mr Dews was stabbed in the head, neck, and body, and that slash wounds included horrific attempts to cut his throat and part of his ear.
The victim's hands were also tied together and a bootlace was tied around his neck.
The court heard Metcalfe began taking advantage of Mr Dews by using his bank account to deposit money from online fraud.
The court was told the decision was then taken to murder him as “smackheads always talk”
Detective Superintendent Nicola Bryar, the Senior Investigating Officer in the case, added: "All three men attempted to cover their tracks and all lied and blamed each other for the killing.
"They have shown no remorse for their actions and continued to lie throughout the court case.”
After the hearing, Mr Dews' family released a statement which said: "Words cannot describe the torment of losing him in such horrific, brutal circumstances.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-51601651
Warning: Graphic content
Three men have been jailed for a minimum of 75 years after they tortured a friend to death.
Jordan Metcalfe, 24, Nathan Redmond, 21, and Scott Crutchle, 24, subjected 42-year-old Jonathan Dews to two-and-a-half hours of "brutal, vicious, explosive, mindless violence", the court heard.
The victim was slashed, stabbed, hit with house bricks and had part of his ear cut off before his body was set on fire in a bid to conceal the crime.
The victim was left with more than 90 injuries.
Prosecutor Simon Kealey, QC, told the court Mr Dews was stabbed in the head, neck, and body, and that slash wounds included horrific attempts to cut his throat and part of his ear.
The victim's hands were also tied together and a bootlace was tied around his neck.
The court heard Metcalfe began taking advantage of Mr Dews by using his bank account to deposit money from online fraud.
The court was told the decision was then taken to murder him as “smackheads always talk”
Detective Superintendent Nicola Bryar, the Senior Investigating Officer in the case, added: "All three men attempted to cover their tracks and all lied and blamed each other for the killing.
"They have shown no remorse for their actions and continued to lie throughout the court case.”
After the hearing, Mr Dews' family released a statement which said: "Words cannot describe the torment of losing him in such horrific, brutal circumstances.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-51601651