It was in March this year that a man was kidnapped and taken to an apartment in Halmstad municipality.
There, according to the indictment, he was subjected to a series of abuses, with strong elements of humiliation. The torture-like and protracted beating was filmed by three men.
Tortured and filmed
The videos show how the victim is hit in the face, while a screwdriver is pointed at his head. In one film, he sits undressed on a plastic bag on the floor with his wrists tied and a dog leash around his neck, while the man filming eats chips and threatens him with death.
In questioning, the man said that he feared for his life.
The background to the course of events must have been a debt of around SEK 6,000, according to the indictment.
Sentenced to prison
Three men, all aged 25, are now sentenced for a series of serious crimes to six years in prison each. They are sentenced for, among other things, kidnapping and serious assault. All have denied wrongdoing.
The abused man suffered burns, skin scrapings, a broken nose, several broken ribs and a concussion.