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01/03/2013
Boiling Water Torturers Jailed
Two men who tortured and murdered a 70-year-old man have been jailed for a total of 54 years.
25-year-old Rocky Curtis and 24-year-old Robert Holmes, both of Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, attacked Sonny Grey, from Lincoln, in his home on 29 October 2011.
Mr Grey died two days later.
Curtis will serve a minimum of 28 years and Holmes a minimum of 26.
Sonny Grey was beaten and throttled, possibly with a belt, and had boiling water poured over him at least twice.
After his death police found £9,000 hidden in his house.
The judge at Nottingham Crown Court described the crime as "merciless".
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25-year-old Rocky Curtis and 24-year-old Robert Holmes, both of Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, attacked Sonny Grey, from Lincoln, in his home on 29 October 2011.
Mr Grey died two days later.
Curtis will serve a minimum of 28 years and Holmes a minimum of 26.
Sonny Grey was beaten and throttled, possibly with a belt, and had boiling water poured over him at least twice.
After his death police found £9,000 hidden in his house.
The judge at Nottingham Crown Court described the crime as "merciless".
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