Michael Shayne Halcrow and Gavin Daniel Menzies pleaded guilty over attack
Halcrow accused housemate of stealing T-shirt which depicted Nazi swastika
The court heard the pair stole the housemate s possessions stored in a cupboard
They kicked in bedroom door, beat and abused the victim for the next five hours
Menzies thrust his thumb into a wound on the victim, ripping open the stitches
Both were jailed for four and a half years with a non-parole period of 18 months
Michael Shayne Halcrow and Gavin Daniel Menzies pleaded guilty over attack
Halcrow accused housemate of stealing T-shirt which depicted Nazi swastika
The court heard the pair stole the housemate s possessions stored in a cupboard
They kicked in bedroom door, beat and abused the victim for the next five hours
Menzies thrust his thumb into a wound on the victim, ripping open the stitches
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