Sign up for the MyWigan newsletter for the biggest stories direct to your inbox Two men were beaten for hours and threatened at gunpoint in a terrifying ordeal sparked by thefts from a drugs farm.
Darren Hall and Joshua Childs were also threatened with a power drill and told their families would be shot as they were accused of being responsible for the disappearance of harvested cannabis from a secluded warehouse, the Liverpool Echo reports.
Both victims were left with 'significant psychological trauma', a court heard. Shawn O'Malley, David Scurfield and Billy McColl all played a role in the incident, with each set to learn their fate on Friday, with O'Malley also facing jail for his involvement in a gangland shooting. READ MORE: Police
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