The incident occurred in a small town in western Värmland last autumn.

Late in the evening, the men forced their way into the home and attacked the father in the house.

They beat him down in the kitchen and dragged him outside the house where the beating continued with kicks and punches.

The assault took place in front of the man's family.

The perpetrator was recognized

After the attack, the men fled the scene, but one of the attackers was recognized by the beaten man, and in this way the police were able to find and arrest the six suspects.

Connection to motorcycle gang

The perpetrators are connected to the motorcycle gang Bandidos, one of them is a full member, four belong to the support gang X-Team.

The sixth is described as having other connections to the gang.

All were sentenced on Thursday for their involvement in the assault to prison, the longest sentence being two years and eleven months.

Among the criminal classifications are, among other things, serious breach of domestic peace and serious assault.

The Värmland district court also sentences the men to pay damages.