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Recording the drum track for Heart Of Glass was a torturous experience, however.

He came in after Connolly, not in Australia's squad 48 hours ago, was dismissed for a torturous duck, having been well beaten by six of his nine balls.

She said not knowing how he ended up at the remote location is torturous.

"What could be worse and more terrifying and more torturous than being told you're going to be sent to Guantánamo Bay?" he said.

In a statement, Galway Amateur Boxing Association said the announcement of his death was "the worst possible news" following a "torturous week" in hospital.