Three men have been sentenced to two years in jail after an attack which led to a man getting a finger cut off.

Kyle Anderson, 24, Michael Bland, 31, and Jason Crompton, 29, pleaded guilty to one count each of aggravated assault. They were sentenced Wednesday afternoon in territorial court.

The victim, who cannot be identified, was was one of two people at home on March 8, 2011 in an apartment on Lambert Street.

The three masked men forced their way in and began attacking the victim with weapons, including a machete and a bat, Judge Karen Ruddy said during her sentencing.

Anderson then told the man to hold out his hand and proceeded to cut off the man's pinky finger.

His other hand was also severely cut, requiring surgery.

The pinky was recovered but could not be reattached, the judge said.

In her sentencing, Ruddy called the crime "disturbing, to say the least.”

She added she would be reluctant to impose such a short sentence if it was not a joint recommendation between the Crown and the men's lawyers.

Ruddy said the sentence was agreed to in part to protect the victim from being forced to testify in court.

No motive for the attack was provided during sentencing.

At an earlier sentencing hearing, Anderson's lawyer, Melissa Atkinson, said her client wanted to take full responsibility for what happened.

He didn't plan on doing it, she said, calling it a situation that got out of control.

Much of Wednesday's hearing centred around how much longer the three men will stay behind bars.

They have been in custody for about 14 months.

Currently, a person can apply for a much as 1 1/2 days' credit for every day spent in custody prior to being sentenced.

This is meant to mimick the amount of credit they could get if they were being held as a convicted person.

This enhanced credit is based on an inmate's behaviour and his or her willingness to take part in programs and find a job while in custody.

Since the federal Truth in Sentencing Act came into effect in 2010, the Whitehorse Correctional Centre has been providing courts with a summary of an inmate's behaviour but not providing any opinion on what credit that person should received

In the end, Ruddy ruled that both Bland and Crompton should receive 1.4 days' credit for every day in custody.

The judge noted that both men participated in programs and work, though they each have a number of negative comments about their behaviour.

When it came to Anderson, the judge said her hands were tied.

Because Anderson had an outstanding warrant at the time of his arrest, he is ineligible for any enhanced credit.

That means Crompton and Bland have 132 days left in their sentence, while Anderson has 303 days remaining.

All three men were ordered to provide their DNA and were given a 10-year ban from having firearms.