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| Fury as 'torture' four walk free | |
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| The parents of a boy who was bullied by four men during a so-called initiation ceremony at work say they are furious that the men walked free from court. | The parents of a boy who was bullied by four men during a so-called initiation ceremony at work say they are furious that the men walked free from court. |
| The men, from County Londonderry, had been sent to prison for assaulting the 15-year-old but their sentences were quashed on appeal. | The men, from County Londonderry, had been sent to prison for assaulting the 15-year-old but their sentences were quashed on appeal. |
| The teenager was tied to a chair, assaulted and one man exposed himself. | The teenager was tied to a chair, assaulted and one man exposed himself. |
| The victim's father said his ordeal has had a devastating effect on him: "It's totally destroyed him ever since". | The victim's father said his ordeal has had a devastating effect on him: "It's totally destroyed him ever since". |
| "Two years on, he's still up in his room," he added. | "Two years on, he's still up in his room," he added. |
| Appeal court judges overturned the prison sentences imposed on Brian Murphy, 27, and Ronald Burnside, 26, over the assault at a Derry garage in the summer of 2006. | Appeal court judges overturned the prison sentences imposed on Brian Murphy, 27, and Ronald Burnside, 26, over the assault at a Derry garage in the summer of 2006. |
| The pair challenged the jail terms a day after their two co-accused, garage boss, Patrick Deery, 39, and Jason Ferguson, 21, won appeals against their prison sentences. | The pair challenged the jail terms a day after their two co-accused, garage boss, Patrick Deery, 39, and Jason Ferguson, 21, won appeals against their prison sentences. |
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| The Lord Chief Justice described the behaviour of the four men as "despicable", but ruled alternative punishments could be handed down because of their previous good records. | The Lord Chief Justice described the behaviour of the four men as "despicable", but ruled alternative punishments could be handed down because of their previous good records. |
| Mr Burnside had been jailed for nine months for false imprisonment and two counts of indecent exposure. | Mr Burnside had been jailed for nine months for false imprisonment and two counts of indecent exposure. |
| Instead he was given 150 hours of community service, two years' probation and will have to sign the sex offenders' register. | Instead he was given 150 hours of community service, two years' probation and will have to sign the sex offenders' register. |
| Mr Burnside had his original three-month jail sentence for common assault suspended for two years. | Mr Burnside had his original three-month jail sentence for common assault suspended for two years. |
| The trial judge the victim was at a vulnerable stage of adolescence when such an incident could have a "calamitous effect" on his emotional well-being. | The trial judge the victim was at a vulnerable stage of adolescence when such an incident could have a "calamitous effect" on his emotional well-being. |