A King County Superior Court judge called the crimes in Kirkland of two men nearly a year ago “absolutely horrifying” and “merciless” before sentencing each of them to 25 years in prison on Friday.

Blessing Gainy, 20, and Vincent Sisounong, 22, had no reaction to their fate for breaking into a Kirkland home last year and torturing 18-year-old Deep Rawat, whose family had just moved into the house.

Defense attorneys had asked for a 20-year sentence for each man after they plead guilty to first-degree attempted murder and first-degree burglary on Sept. 5.

Rawat, who was in court with his family for the sentencing, was visiting his parents from Canada on Oct. 12, 2013. He sleeping alone in the home when the men entered through the basement. He awoke to Sisounong sitting on his chest with a 10-inch blade to his neck, telling him to fight for his life. The men attacked him with the knife, eventually dragging him to the basement. Gainey then mutilated Rawat’s legs to make sure he could not escape.

“These perpetrators were looking for a random house and a random human being to carry out their sick and twisted fantasies. Tortured to almost death, but also his youth and sense of security in his own home was completely snatched away,” Rawat’s sister said in court, adding that the memories of that continue to haunt the family.

A car alarm eventually scared off the two attackers, but not before beating Rawat with their fists in a bathroom.

He would have died from his wounds had he not escaped and received help and first aid from a neighbor. The then suspects were arrested nearly two weeks later in separate locations. Members of the Kirkland Police Department were also in attendance for the hearing.

Sisounong’s attorney argued that his client suffered from mental illness and is “guilty but not evil.” Giany’s attorney made a similar argument but added that he had a desire to please Sisounong. Neither defendant addressed the court.

“This was pleasure in killing and hurting somebody,” said Rawat’s mother in court.

Rawat told reporters after the hearing that he still had psychological injuries from the incident but that he is “glad it is over.”