Torture couple look for lighter sentences

A Hamilton couple who held a developmentally disabled man captive and tortured him while draining his bank account is asking for lighter sentences.

Dakota Thompson and Stanley Brown were part of a group convicted of aggravated assault and forcible confinement for what they did to their 23-year old victim. He was held in a Hamilton apartment for 17 days in 2009. When police found him, he had facial fractures, disfiguring injuries and a gaping head wound. Brown was sentenced to 13 years and Thompson to 10. They’re now arguing those penalties are too harsh, and will appear Monday at the Ontario Court of Appeal.