Torturer confesses to his role in killing
A FORMER DIY shop worker died after being tied up and tortured for hours, a court heard.
Nigel Poustie was held hostage by Mark Anderson in Dundee in July this year.
The 49-year-old was battered with a baseball bat and hammer, as well as having boiling water poured over his head.
Mr Poustie eventually escaped Anderson’s clutches, butwaslaterfounddyingin the street. He never recovered and Anderson was held in connection with his death.
Anderson, 51, claimed to police his victim must have got hurt in a car accident. But he now faces a lengthy jail term after he admitted Mr Poustie’s culpable homicide.
He had initially faced a murder allegation before prosecutors accepted his plea to the reduced charge. He was remanded in custody pending sentencing next month.
Mr Poustie was described as a “poor soul” who had suffered a number of personal problems following the death ofhismother.Hepreviously worked for a number of years for B&Q.
Mr Poustie and Anderson were said to have had a falling-out, which led the killer to tell another friend: “I will f ***** g torture him.”
The High Court in Glasgow heard Anderson met Mr Poustie on Sunday, July 3, before they went to Anderson’s flat.
Prosecutor Adrian Cottam revealed it was there Anderson tortured Mr Poustie overnight.
Mr Poustie was strapped to a chair before being repeatedly punched. Anderson next got a woman in the flat to collect a hammer and a baseball bat.
The victim was then whacked across the legs with the weapons.
Mr Cottam told the court: “He repeatedly begged him to stop. Anderson said he had betrayed him and would take what was given to him.”
Anderson told the woman to “boil the kettle”. A cup was then filled with the water and poured over the victim.
The court heard Mr Poustie’s ordeal ended the next day, but the exact time was not clear.
Mr Poustie suffered extensive bruising and scalding, but it emerged existing health issues contributed to his death.
Judge Lord Boyd deferred sentencing until January 18, in Edinburgh.