A teenage boy will reportedly deny charges of attempted murder levelled against him following an alleged hammer attack at a prestigious private boarding school. The 16-year-old appeared in court charged with two counts of attempted murder after a violent incident at the school in Devon.
The alleged hammer attack happened in the early hours of Friday, June 9, at Blundell’s School in Tiverton. Two students were taken to hospital, with one being in critical condition and another serious but stable. A man, a member of staff at the school, also sustained injuries and was discharged from hospital on Friday.
The member of staff injured was named as Henry Roffe-Silvester, DevonLive reports. The 16-year-old boy, who cannot be named due to his age, is charged with two counts of attempted murder against the youths and one count of grievous bodily harm with intent against the adult.
