Four teenagers tortured a 16-year-old boy with a hot iron before pouring lemon juice onto his burns and sexually assaulting him.

The victim suffered horrific injuries after being lured to a house in the Werneth area of Oldham where he was tied up with tape around his mouth, hands and feet.

He was repeatedly punched and kicked, and scissors were used to cut his hair.

His attackers then stripped him of his clothing and took a knife to his back.

After that, they used a hot iron to burn him on his buttocks, back and stomach and poured salt and lemon juice onto the burns.

Eventually, after several hours of torture and being sexually assaulted, the victim was finally able to leave the house.

On Thursday, four of his five attackers were put behind bars for the sickening attack which happened in October last year.

Shohaib Khan, 17, of Grange Avenue, Oldham, was sentenced to six years and six months in prison.

Sufyan Yaqub, 16, of Park Road, who lured the victim to the house, and Adam Hussain, 16, of Olivers Court, were both handed four year sentences.

All three pleaded guilty to blackmail, false imprisonment, wounding with intent and ABH.

Ahsan Khan, 15, of Cornwall Street, initially pleaded not guilty but after a two week trial was found guilty of blackmail, false imprisonment, wounding with intent, ABH, theft and causing a person to engage in sexual activity without consent. He was sentenced to five years in prison.

A 17-year-old boy also pleaded guilty to a section 47 assault and was sentenced to a 12 month supervision programme with night-time curfew.

Detective Inspector Paul Walker said the victim will be haunted by the sickening attack for the rest of his life.

He said: “This was a sickening and prolonged attack on a young boy which left him so shaken and terrified that he didn’t even want to tell his parents what had happened.

“The emotional scars from this shocking attack will haunt him for the rest of his life and I could not even begin to imagine the agony and suffering that he endured.

“Thankfully, his attackers have now been sentenced but this can never fully repair the damage that this barbaric incident has done.

“I want to pay tribute to the victim and his family for having the bravery to come forward and give evidence that has helped us catch and convict the people that have inflicted this upon him.”