Four men have been jailed for kidnapping and torturing an Enfield man.

The 24-year-old from Enfield was one of two men taken from their home between May 3 and May 5, 2013.

A sock was shoved in his mouth and he was assaulted with an iron bar and subjected to torture, resulting in serious burns and kidney failure.

His family were contacted and told that his fingers would be cut off if they did not pay a ransom of £30,000. This was paid and the man was eventually released.

He came round in the back seat of his own car near Brent Cross and spent the next four days recovering in intensive care.

A description was given by the first victim of the tower block flat he was held in having a distinctive circular window and views of Wembley Stadium. The home was in Adelaide Road, in Brent.

Fingerprints of Courtney Bishop, 27, of Dunelm Grove, Lambeth, were found at the flat and he was also caught on CCTV near the place the family of the Enfield man were told to meet to pay the ransom.

The 27-year-old was jailed for 24 years for ten counts against each victim.

His brother, Nigel Bishop, 27, of the same address, was found to have to hired a car that was used by the defendant to collect the ransom money from the second victim's family.

He was jailed for 14 years after being convicted in relation to the Enfield man but was found not guilty in relation to offences of the first man, who was kidnapped in Upper Holloway.

Christopher White, 29, of Bute Road, Croydon, was convicted on 10 counts against both the victims and will be sentenced at a later date.

Keith Walker, 35, of Lindsey Close, in Mitcham, was jailed of total of 14 years after being convicted in relation to the second victim. He had not been charged in relation to the first.

Allan Smith, 28, of Tufnell Park Road, in Islington, was jailed for 11 years after being convicted in relation to the first victim. He had not been charged in relation to the second.

They were convicted of offences including: conspiracy to kidnap, conspiracy to falsely imprison, conspiracy to blackmail, GBH, and conspiracy to burgle.

Detective Sergeant Tim Mustoe, the officer in the case, said: "The defendants were members of a violent gang that treated kidnap and torture as a business. They had no regard for the impact their offending had on the victims or the victim’s families.

“These convictions demonstrate the commitment of the MPS to tackle violent criminals and bring them to justice."