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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jamie Grierson and Kevin Rawlinson

Boy given life sentence over school hammer attack named as Thomas Wei Huang

Blundell's School
Huang was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of 12 years for attempted murder. Photograph: R-Jay/Alamy/PA

A 17-year-old boy sentenced to life for attacking two sleeping students and a teacher with hammers at a private school can be named after a judge lifted restrictions on publishing his identity.

Thomas Wei Huang, armed with three claw hammers, waited for the two boys to be asleep before attacking them at Blundell’s school in Devon, Exeter crown court previously heard.

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