Ian MacLeod, 66, and Dean MacLeod, 42, killed Derek Johnston, 37, and Desmond Rowlings, 66, at a flat in Edinburgh in 2022.
A father and son who murdered and mutilated two men with a blowtorch and forced nails into the eyes of one of their victims have been jailed for at least 34 years. Warning: This story contains graphic content The city's high court was told that a hammer was left embedded in Mr Johnston's head and the letters 'YLT' were burned into his forehead with a blowtorch. The killers severed one of his ears and part of his nose and forced nails into his eyes.
On Monday, the MacLeods pleaded guilty to murder and were handed a life sentence with at least 34 years behind bars before being eligible for parole. Lord Arthurson endorsed the words of a bereaved family member who described it as 'the cowardly actions of monsters'.
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