David Russell, 38, a telephone engineer, was left with five two-inch nails stuck in his ribcage — one an inch from his heart — and two more buried in his forearm.
He told police at his hospital bedside that a gang of three had attacked him, and demanded that they be "caught and punished".
In a bizarre turn, he has admitted that he staged the attack, and pleaded guilty to a similar hoax three years ago that won him more than £4,000 in compensation.
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