Two Lanarkshire thugs brutally tortured a person after a row over cryptocurrency.
Harre Yonis, 30, and Abdullahi Abubakar, 28, put their sufferer by a horrific nine-hour ordeal at a home in Coatbridge on April 9 final 12 months.
Yonis alleged he had been the sufferer of a "rip-off" by a pal of the sufferer.
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The terrified man was tied up, stripped, attacked with weapons and had boiling water poured throughout his backside leaving him with everlasting burns.
Yonis and Abubakar, each from Coatbridge, may now face prolonged jail-terms after they appeared within the dock on the Excessive Courtroom in Glasgow.
They each pled responsible to assaulting the person to his extreme harm and everlasting disfigurement whereas detaining him in opposition to his will.
The pair will probably be sentenced later this month.
The court docket heard how Yonis's girlfriend had requested for the sufferer to assist arrange a cryptocurrency account. He later went with a pal to satisfy her and Yonis.
However, days later, an indignant Yonis referred to as the sufferer, claiming to have been "ripped off" when the account was arrange.
The sufferer went to the home in Coatbridge to then try to resolve issues. Each Yonis and Abubakar had been among the many folks there.
The pair quickly turned on the person, who initially had a rope put round his neck and a big knife held to his face.
His arms had been sure collectively and a sock stuffed in his mouth to cease him yelling for assist.
Prosecutor Mark Mohammed stated: "The sufferer was stripped and left solely sporting his lengthy johns.
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"Boiling water was then poured onto his bottom inflicting excessive ache. The boys made repeated calls for for cash."
At one stage, sick Yonis texted associates asking them for options as to what to do to the person subsequent.
The terrified sufferer was then punched, kicked, hit with a spade and stabbed on the legs.
The sufferer was quickly pressured to message his associate to get her to switch cash. The court docket heard they bought a complete of £970.
After the attackers left at one level the sufferer was capable of textual content his associate begging: "Name police. They wish to kill me."
He additionally had a quick video name with a pal saying he was in "massive hassle".
Mr Mohammed stated: "The person was crying, had two black eyes and appeared like he had been tortured."
After a name for assist by the sufferer's girlfriend, armed police swooped on the home round 5am the subsequent morning.
The sufferer was found nonetheless tied up on a mattress. The 2 thugs had been in the lounge.
The court docket heard the person was ultimately transferred to a cosmetic surgery unit at Glasgow Royal Infirmary as a result of his burns.
Choose Olga Pastportnikov remanded Yonis and Abubakar in custody as sentencing was deferred for experiences.
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