butchered

"We have had individual sheep slaughtered and butchered to a very high standard at the side of the road."

I thought of all my friends who had their name butchered as children and even adults — “Joe-zay,” “Josie” or pronounced correctly but in an exaggerated tone.

"He butchered me, there is no other word for it."

After the verdict was read out in court, Mr Heagney's mother hugged family members and became extremely upset saying "he butchered my son".

The camera holds on a tight shot of a tomato being butchered by a dull kitchen knife, juice and seeds spilling out as the fruit splits down its sides.