‘ Murder bid’ four accused of trying to remove man’s toe

FOUR suspects are accused of a two- day abduction and murder bid of a man, including trying to remove his toe.

The alleged victim is said to have been bundled into a motor and taken from a car park in Shawlands to a house in Bishopbriggs, East Dunbartonshire.

The offence is said to have occurred between September 28 and 30 last year.

It is claimed the man was kept in a cupboard and deprived of food, water and going to the toilet. The indictment alleges he was physically assaulted including being punched, kicked, and smacked with a baseball bat.

The men are also said to have placed “bags of ice cubes in his underwear”.

It is also claimed plastic bags were taped over his head and that there was “an attempt to remove his toe with an unknown implement”.

The charge further states an “unknown corrosive substance” was poured into the man’s mouth.

It is alleged he was then robbed of a mobile phone and a sum of money.

Salar Razei, 42, of Maryhill; Afshin Moghayer, 49, of Kirkintilloch; Ismail Araby, 25, of Parkhead; and Mohammed Karim, 23, of Easterhouse; face the charge of abduction and attempted murder. Razei, Araby and Karim are separately accused of an allegation under the Firearms Act.

Karim alone faces a further assault charge. Lawyers for Razei, Moghayer and Karim pleaded not guilty for each of them during a hearing at the High Court in Glasgow.

A warrant was granted for the arrest of Araby. The hearing was adjourned until next month.