Violent thug tried to chop off man's fingers and threatened to cut out his tongue during horrific hour-long torture ordeal

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A violent thug tried to chop off a man's fingers and threatened to cut out his tongue during a horrific hour-long torture ordeal in Rutherglen.Paul Berry turned on the terrified victim, who was also stripped, bound and had cigarettes burned on him.A judge heard there was "no explanation" for the vicious assault on September 1 last year.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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