A man who had his leg hacked off by three attackers armed with a machete, axe and sledgehammer was left so scared he lied in court to save them.
Max Lambert, 34, Liam Whitaker, 39, and Liam Hanbury, 41, chopped the man's leg off at a house in Spinners Close, Huddersfield, on January 18, last year, with the motive "obscure", reported YorkshireLive. A judge said they had a "clear aim to kill" as he jailed them for 30 years.
Neighbours heard the screams and a machete was believed to have been broken in the attack that also involved an axe and a sledgehammer. The man had his leg chopped off and it had to be sewn back on below the knee.
