Man held prisoner and 'tortured' in his own home by 'dangerous' thug

THE JUDGE DESCRIBED THE ATTACK AS 'SADISTIC'

- By MARK NAYLOR

A VICIOUS and “sadistic” thug brutally attacked a vulnerable man in his own home using “torture” and “gratuitous” violence - over a mistaken belief that the victim was a “grass”.

Aggressive and “dangerous” Alex Hunsley kept the man prisoner for five hours and launched the merciless and prolonged beating even though the terrified victim had serious physical problems.

The relentless attack included kicking, stamping, jumping on his back, biting and pouring toilet bleach into the victim’s hair, Hull Crown Court heard.

Hunsley, 34, of Wellington Road, Beverley, but recently in custody on remand, admitted causing grievous bodily harm to the man with intent and an offence of false imprisonment on May 23.

Amber Hobson, prosecuting, said that the man, now 51, was vulnerable, had physical problems, including with his spine, and he was helped by a support worker. On May 29, the support worker alerted the police to say that the man had been assaulted and had suffered numerous injuries.

The victim had been at his home in Beverley when Hunsley and two other men went there. Hunsley believed that the man had “grassed up” his cousin to the police but this was not true.