The uncle of a 16-year-old boy who was scarred for life after being tortured with a hot iron and sexually assaulted says the sentences handed to his attackers are not long enough for him to rebuild his life.
Shohaib Khan (17), Sufyan Yaqub and Adam Hussain, both 16, and 15-year-old Ahsan Khan were jailed last Thursday following the violent and sickening attack on their victim last October.
The teenager suffered life-changing injuries after being lured to a house in the Werneth area of Oldham where he was tied up, beaten and burnt before having salt and lemon juice poured onto his wounds. He was then sexually assaulted, and after several hours of torture was finally allowed to leave.
The victim's uncle says the attack was the culmination of two years of bullying and torment by the gang, and it was only after such a horrific event that he finally had the courage to speak out about the hell he was being subjected to. Each of his attackers were given sentences ranging between four and six-and-a-half years. A 17-year-old boy also pleaded guilty to a section 47 assault and was sentenced to a 12- month supervision programme with a night-time curfew. But the victim's family believe this is not enough, and that they could be walking the streets again in as little as two years.
