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Jake Lancaster, 26, kicked his way into the Roker home after claiming he was owed £20.

He then dragged a sofa across the doorway and kept a man and a woman locked inside the living room.

He squirted ammonia in the faces of both victims and viciously attacked them during the two-and-a-half hour ordeal.

Jake Lancaster has been jailed for 10 years.

Lancaster, of Poole Road, Sunderland, was arrested and charged with a string of offences but refused to cooperate with police in interview.

On Monday, March 16 a jury at Newcastle Crown Court found him guilty of aggravated burglary and two counts of false imprisonment.

He was jailed for 10 years and handed restraining orders banning him from contacting both victims in the future.

In a statement, the woman – who suffered injuries to her ribs in the assault – described the ordeal as a “horrifying experience”.

A plastic bottle found by police which contained ammonia and had been used by Lancaster on his victims.

She said: “I thought it was the end for both of us. He was like a crazed lunatic – his eyes were mad and evil.

“I could see that he didn’t care if he hurt us as he didn’t care what happened to him. I really thought I was going to die.”

Detective Constable Emma Maguire welcomed the sentence handed down to Lancaster following the hearing.

She said: “This was a despicable attack that saw two people held hostage and subjected to the most appalling ordeal.

“It is absolutely clear that Lancaster cannot be trusted to live in a lawful society – his actions that night were frightening, erratic and unlawful.

“I sincerely hope this sentence can help the victims move on from this terrible incident and enjoy some sort of closure.

“Behaviour like this is totally unacceptable and individuals like Lancaster deserve to be behind bars for a long time.”

During the trial, the court heard Lancaster turned up outside an address on Burscough Crescent, Sunderland, on Saturday, June 27 last year and demanded the money.

The female victim raised the alarm with police after Lancaster agreed to walk to the cash point with the man who was also assaulted inside the house.

'Crazed lunatic' held pair hostage and squirted them with ammonia over £20