TWO men have been jailed for almost four years for taking part in a terrifying attack in which a man had boiling water poured over his head.
Rodney Kray was attacked by three men after being lured to Ian Parkin's flat in Woodbine Close, west Hull, to be interrogated about a stolen TV.
He was scalded with water from a boiled kettle, twice knocked unconscious, and may also have been cut with a knife during his terrifying ordeal on October 20 last year.
Parkin, 49, who lived in the flat below Mr Kray, had asked him to come downstairs. When he got to the hallway he was punched from behind by Karl Larkin, 30, and knocked out.
When Mr Kray came round he was in Parkin's flat, where Larkin, Mark Macnamara, 38, and another man repeatedly attacked him and made threats against his girlfriend, Lee-Izara Bentley, who was in the flat upstairs.
One of the men took photographs of the helpless Mr Kray, which later formed part of the evidence against them.
Larkin, of Dover Street, west Hull – who has convictions for violence dating back to the age of 11 – poured the boiling water over Mr Kray, causing excruciating pain and burns to his face, neck and back.
He admitted assault causing actual bodily harm and was jailed for 20 months.
John Thackray, defending Larkin at a joint sentencing hearing at Hull Crown Court, said: "He hasn't sought to minimise his role.
"He's pleaded guilty, he knows it was disgraceful behaviour."
Macnamara, of Anlaby Road, west Hull, who also has convictions for violence, was on bail for other offences when he took part in the attack.
He and Parkin were arrested on October 11 last year after they were seen acting suspiciously and "staggering" around Hull city centre.
Macnamara was searched and found to be in possession of a silver Stanley knife.
He claimed this was for cutting carpet tiles for Parkin, but the court heard it was for disabling car alarms.
Macnamara was also in possession of three 10mg tablets of diazepam, a Class C drug.
He admitted possession of a bladed article, possession of drugs, and one count of theft, which related to three watches, worth £200, that were stolen from Timpsons after being taken in for repair.
Macnamara denied assault causing actual bodily harm relating to the attack on Mr Kray but was convicted by a jury after a trial and was jailed for a total of 25 months.
Parkin also admitted stealing the watches and a further count of theft after he was found in possession of a fake Nokia smartphone.
Parkin was also accused of taking part in the attack on Mr Kray but was acquitted.
He was sentenced to four weeks in jail for the thefts but walked free because of the time he had already spent on remand.
Recorder Jonathan Carroll said: "This was a premeditated incident involving Larkin, Macnamara and another, that brought Kray into the flat for the purpose of accusing him in relation to an alleged theft, with a willingness and ability to both threaten and use violence. Each of you share responsibility."
Mr Kray changed his name in honour of the London gangsters, the Kray twins, and the Only Fools and Horses character Rodney Trotter.
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