Torture victim jumped to his death from tower block to escape two days of hell inside flat
dailyrecord.co.ukA man was forced to jump to his death from a 12th storey flat to escape a “friend” who had spent two days torturing him, a court has heard.Lee Smith, 37, abducted Jamie Forbes, also 37, and held him against his will at his flat in Elphinstone Court, Aberdeen, on January 14 and January 15 2024.
The High Court in Edinburgh heard on Wednesday how Smith repeatedly struck his victim with a hammer and punched and kicked him during the assault.Judge Lady Hood heard how the abuse inflicted on Mr Forbes was so bad that he had no other option but to jump out the window.
His lifeless body was found on the ground shortly afterwards at 3.25pm on January 15 2024.On Wednesday, prosecution lawyer Leanne McQuillan told judge Lady Hood of how police officers attended at the house shortly afterwards.
They found that the lock to the house had been “reversed” which would have prevented Mr Forbes from leaving.They found Smith, who suffers from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, washing up in his kitchen - they also found bloodstains throughout the house.
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