Public schoolboy accused of bludgeoning sleeping students and teacher was ‘sleepwalking’, court hears
by Rod Minchin
Apr 23, 2024
3 minutes
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A public schoolboy who bludgeoned two sleeping students and a teacher with hammers at a boarding school was sleepwalking at the time, a court has heard.
The 16-year-old was wearing just his boxer shorts when he attacked the two boys and the housemaster at Blundell’s School in Tiverton, Devon.
Exeter Crown Court heard that the teenager, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, had armed himself with three claw hammers.
The jury
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