Homeless couple tortured man with hot iron after accusing him of stealing their heroin when he let them live in his flat
direct to your inboxA homeless couple have been jailed for torturing a man with a hot iron after he let them stay in his flat.Michael Rowbotham, 44, and Natalie Wightman, 39, tied up their victim's feet and wrists with a belt before using weapons such as an iron, a lighter, a hammer and a knife to injure him.Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court heard how the couple, who were both addicted to drugs, burnt the man's feet, slashed his knee caps and pressed a hot iron to his cheek.In a victim statement, the man said he is now too scared to leave his house, and has permanent scars etched across his body which act as a constant reminder of his ordeal.The victim had allowed Rowbotham and his girlfriend Wightman to stay at his flat in