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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jamie Grierson

Boy who attacked sleeping students with hammers at school sentenced to life

Blundell's school in Tiverton, Devon.
Blundell's school in Tiverton, Devon. Photograph: R-Jay/Alamy/PA

A teenager who attacked two sleeping students and a teacher with hammers at a private school in Devon has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 12 years after being found guilty of attempted murder.

The 17-year-old, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, was armed with three claw hammers and waited for the two boys to be asleep before attacking them at Blundell’s school in Tiverton, Exeter crown court heard.

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